(a) No person being the owner, keeper or person in charge of cattle, horses, swine, sheep, geese, ducks, goats, turkeys, chickens or other fowl or animals shall permit them to run at large upon any public place, or upon any unenclosed lands or upon the premises of another.
(b) No owner, keeper or person in charge of a dog, whether wearing a registration tag or not, shall permit it to run at large upon any public place or, without the permission of the owner, upon the premises of another. The owner or keeper or person in charge of any dog shall at all times keep such dog limited to the premises of the owner, keeper or person in charge of the dog, or on a leash not to exceed six feet in length which is held or controlled by some person so that it is not permitted to cause harm to another person or to property. No owner, keeper or person in charge of any female dog that is in heat shall permit such dog to be in any unenclosed space unless the dog is properly on a leash which does not exceed six feet in length and which is held and controlled by some person.
(c) Testimony that an animal was not on the property of its owner, keeper or person in charge, or was not held securely in leash by a person accompanying such animal when found, is prima-facie evidence of a violation of this section.
(d) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d)(2), whoever violates subsections (a) or (b) above is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree for the first offense and a misdemeanor of the third degree for a second offense and for each subsequent offense.
(2) A violation of subsections (a) or (b) hereof shall be a misdemeanor of the first degree when such animal is found to have attacked or bitten another person or animal either while at large or when leashed and not on the property of its owner, keeper or person in charge.
(Ord. 2015-25. Passed 9-9-15.)