CHAPTER 96: ANIMALS
Section
General Provisions
   96.01   Definitions
   96.02   Possession of livestock, wild, exotic, undomesticated animals, and reptiles
   96.03   Exceptions
   96.04   Protection of baby fowl
   96.05   Cruelty to fowl
   96.06   Cruelty to animals generally
   96.07   Trapping animals
   96.08   Cats running at large
Impoundment
   96.20   Seizure and impoundment
Dogs
   96.40   Definitions
   96.41   General regulations
   96.42   License and registration requirements
   96.43   Animal control officer to take possession; inspection for license
   96.44   Impoundment and redemption; fees
   96.45   Removal of excrement
   96.46   Rabid dogs
Pet Stores
   96.60   Definitions
   96.61   Standards
 
   96.99   Penalty
Cross-reference:
   Zoning Ordinance, see appendix to this code
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 96.01 DEFINITIONS.
   For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
   DANGEROUS ANIMAL OR REPTILE. That which, because of its nature or physical makeup, is capable of inflicting serious physical injury or death to human beings or other animals, including, but not limited to all venomous animals and venomous snakes; all members of the ape family, including, but not limited to apes, baboons, chimpanzees, gorillas, monkeys and orangutans; alligators; crocodiles; all species of bear; piranha fish; any member of the cat family, excluding house cats, including, but not limited to lynxes, lions, tigers, cougars, leopards and panthers.
   LIVESTOCK. Sheep, cattle, hogs, horses, jacks, mules, chickens, poultry or other animal or bird commonly kept on a farm.
   PERSON. Any natural person, association, partnership, organization or corporation.
   POSSESS, HARBOR, KEEP, MAINTAIN, DISPLAY or CONTROL. To have legal title to or be in the actual or constructive possession, custody or control of or the keeping, displaying or maintaining of any wild, exotic, dangerous or undomesticated animal or reptile in the City.
   PUBLIC PLACE. A place to which the public or a substantial group of persons has access and includes, but is not limited to streets, highways, alleys, sidewalks and all public rights-of-way, transportation facilities, schools, places of amusement, parks, places of business, playgrounds, hallways and lobbies and other portions of apartment houses and condominiums and hotels/motels not constituting a room designed for actual residence. An act shall be deemed to have occurred in a public place if it produces consequences in a public place.
   SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY. Physical injury which creates a substantial risk of death, or which causes serious and prolonged disfigurement, prolonged impairment of health or prolonged loss or impairment of the function of any bodily organ, as defined in KRS 500.080.
   WILD, EXOTIC OR UNDOMESTICATED ANIMAL OR REPTILE. That which is not ordinarily tame or domesticated; not ordinarily amenable to control, restraint or ordinarily accustomed to human cohabitation; that which is of a species not customarily used or owned as an ordinary household pet, but one which would ordinarily be found in a zoo or which would ordinarily be found in the wilderness, including, but not limited to any type of species of constrictor snake, raccoons, ferrets, foxes and skunks, wolves and coyotes.
(1995 Code, § 6.04.010) (Ord. O-94-22, passed 8-8-1994)
Editor’s note:
   For definition of serious physical injury to a child 12 years of age or less, see KRS 500.080(15)
§ 96.02 POSSESSION OF LIVESTOCK, WILD, EXOTIC, UNDOMESTICATED ANIMALS AND REPTILES.
   It is unlawful for any person to possess, harbor, keep, maintain, display or have in his or her possession or in his or her control, in any public place within the City, any livestock or any wild, exotic or undomesticated animal or reptile or to possess, harbor, keep, maintain, display or have in his or her possession or control any dangerous animal or reptile in any place within the City.
(1995 Code, § 6.04.020) (Ord. O-94-22, passed 8-8-1994) Penalty, see § 96.99
§ 96.03 EXCEPTIONS.
   The provisions stated herein shall not apply to any licensed pet shop; any zoological garden; aquariums, any bona fide licensed veterinary office, clinic or hospital; any bona fide educational or medical institution where the animals may be kept as live or for study, treatment or sale; any circus, carnival or other entertainment event which is authorized and permitted by law.
(1995 Code, § 6.04.030) (Ord. O-94-22, passed 8-8-1994)
§ 96.04 PROTECTION OF BABY FOWL.
   It is unlawful for any person to sell, or offer for sale, barter or give away, baby chicks, ducklings or other fowls as pets or novelties or to dye, color or otherwise artificially treat baby chicks, ducklings or other fowls in the City. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the display or sale of natural chicks or ducklings in proper brooder facilities by hatcheries or stores engaged in the business of selling the same to be raised for commercial purposes.
(1995 Code, § 6.04.040) Penalty, see § 96.99
§ 96.05 CRUELTY TO FOWL.
   It is unlawful for any person to overcrowd domestic fowl or poultry in any crate, box or other receptacle, or to fail to provide proper food, water, shelter or sanitation for same.
(1995 Code, § 6.04.050) Penalty, see § 96.99
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