(A) It shall be unlawful for any person owning or harboring any dog, cat or livestock of any description to permit same to roam or run at large unattended. Any such dog, cat or livestock shall be confined by the owner or person harboring same to the premises on which the animal is kept when not under the control of such owner or harborer.
(B) Any dog, cat or livestock found off the premises of the owner or harborer may be caught and confined by the Town Marshal or by any other person. Any cat so found and detained may be humanely destroyed. Any dog so found and detained not having affixed thereto a current registration tag may be humanely destroyed. Any livestock so found and detained may be sold by the person in possession thereof. In the event livestock shall be sold under this section, the person selling same shall retain the proceeds thereof until proof is furnished of the ownership of same at which time the person who sold such livestock shall be entitled to retain his or her reasonable cost and expenses in connection with the detention and sale. Any balance shall be paid to the owner. A person who has detained a dog bearing a registration tag shall deliver custody of such dog to the Town Marshal who shall notify the owner or person to whom the registration tag was issued that such dog may be reclaimed upon payment of the reasonable cost of the apprehension and detention of the dog. If a dog bearing a registration tag is not claimed by the person who purchased the registration or by his or her representative, within 36 hours after notice, the dog may be destroyed or disposed of in a humane manner by the Town Marshal.
(C) Any person or persons owning or harboring a dog which is disposed to be cross shall keep said dog chained or on a leash, whether at said person’s premises or elsewhere and shall fasten said dog on said premises where he or she will be in full view of persons approaching said premises.
(D) It shall be unlawful for any person owning or harboring any dog, cat or animal of any description to suffer or permit a dog, cat or other animal to engage in conduct defined as a public nuisance under §§ 90.15 through 90.21 of this code of ordinances. Whenever the Town Marshal determines that a dog, cat or other animal is a public nuisance, he or she shall take immediate steps necessary to abate such nuisance.
(E) Animals shall not be permitted in the public areas of a festival or event, held within the town limits, that are open to the general public. This includes all animals. There shall be an exception for animals that are part of the festival or event, however, upon completion of the specific part of the festival or event including the animal(s), the animal(s) shall be removed from the area of the festival or event immediately. Violation of this section shall be a Class C infraction. Service animals are exempt from this section according to state and federal statutes.
(Title III, Ch. VII, Art. I) (Ord. passed 7-1-1992; Ord. 3, 2014, passed 7-2-2014) Penalty, see § 10.99