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It shall be unlawful to leave an animal confined in a motor vehicle unattended for more than five minutes during extreme weather conditions; provided, that extreme weather conditions means when the temperature outside the motor vehicle is less than 30°F or more than 80°F.
(Ord. 12-7, passed 10-16-2012) Penalty, see § 90.99
No person shall leave or permit to be left out-of-doors food for any animal between the hours of 10:00 p.m. of any one day and 6:00 a.m. of the following day, unless the area where the food is left is not accessible to non-domesticated mammalian animals or predators.
(Ord. passed 10-6-2020) Penalty, see § 90.99
(A) No person shall keep or harbor more than six chickens on any premises within the city; provided, that no person shall harbor or keep any roosters within the city.
(B) All chickens shall be maintained within a coop that is enclosed within a fence of sufficient height to prevent a chicken from flying out of the enclosure.
(C) No chickens shall be permitted to roam freely or trespass on another’s property.
(D) Any person keeping or harboring more than six chickens in any premises, structure, or living accommodation when this section was enacted shall not be in violation of this section; provided, that the person can affirmatively demonstrate through use of written witness statements from unrelated persons, veterinarian bills and other documentation that all of the chickens were actually in residence in the premises, structure, or living accommodation when this section was enacted.
(E) Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $100; upon a second conviction within one year thereafter, shall be fined not more than $200; and upon a third or subsequent conviction, shall be fined not more than $500. Court costs as determined by the court shall be added to each conviction.
(Ord. passed 6-11-2024)
DOMESTIC ANIMAL TAX
(A) There is hereby imposed upon each person keeping within the city a dog above the age of six months an annual head tax on each dog so kept by him or her in the amount of $3 for each dog, whether male or female.
(B) It shall be the duty of each person who keeps within the city a dog above the age of six months to report each such dog to the Assessor of the county wherein any such dog is kept by him or her within the city at the time the annual assessment of personal property is made; provided, that when any person within the city acquires a dog above the age of six months, or when a dog kept by him or her within the city attains the age of six months, such person shall then report such dog to the Assessor of the county wherein such dog is kept by him or her within the city.
(C) Each person reporting a dog to the County Assessor pursuant to division (B) above shall pay to the Assessor the amount of the head tax prescribed in division (A) above for each dog he or she is required to report, and he or she shall then attach to the collar of each such dog the proper registration tag furnished to him or her by the Assessor, and retain within his or her possession the certificate of registration furnished to him or her by the Assessor for each such dog.
(D) The annual head tax on dogs imposed by division (A) above is for a fiscal year rather than a calendar year.
(Prior Code, § 719.01) (Ord. 81-6, passed 7-21-1981)
(A) The head tax imposed by § 90.50 shall not apply to dogs in a licensed kennel or veterinary hospital.
(Prior Code, § 719.02)
No person shall attach a license tag to any dog to which it was not issued, or remove a license tag from the collar of any dog without the consent of its owner.
(Prior Code, § 719.03) Penalty, see § 90.99
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