CHAPTER 5: ANIMALS AND FOWL

ARTICLE I: DOMESTICATED ANIMAL CONTROL

DIVISION 1. GENERALLY

   5-1.   Definitions

   5-2.   Declaration of public nuisance; prohibited acts

   5-3.   Complaint

   5-4.   Hearing; notice

   5-5.   Impoundment pending hearing, preliminary hearing

   5-6.   Timing of hearings

   5-7.   Witnesses

   5-8.   Evidence

   5-9.   Subpoena power

   5-10.   Record of hearing

   5-11.   Findings

   5-12.   Order

   5-13.   Notice of order

   5-14.   Failure to comply with order

   5-15.   Finality of order

   5-16.   Reserved

   5-17.   Veterinarians and medical provider to report suspected rabid animals and animal bites

   5-18.   Exemptions; special permits

DIVISION 2. DOMESTICATED ANIMALS

   5-25.   Keeping bees unlawful; exceptions

   5-26.   Swine prohibited

   5-27.   Horses, cows, sheep

   5-28.   Stallions

   5-29.   Special permit; horses, cows, sheep

   5-30.   Rabbits or poultry

   5-31.   Reserved

   5-32.   Dogs in residential zone

   5-33.   Cats in residential zone

   5-34.   Livestock running at large prohibited

   5-35.   Animals at large prohibited

   5-36.   Inspection of animals

ARTICLE II. DOGS AND CATS

DIVISION 1. GENERALLY

   5-40.   Destruction of dangerous dogs or cats running at large

   5-41.   Dog or cat licenses

   5-42.   Dog leashing required

   5-43.   Exempted activities

   5-44.   Consent required to enter private property

   5-45.   Dog defecation

   5-46.   Penalty for violations

DIVISION 2. LICENSING

   5-50.   Applicability of division

   5-51.   Dog exemption from wearing license tag

   5-52.   Cat exemption from wearing license tag

   5-53.   Exemption from license fee

   5-54.   Reserved

   5-55.   License required for dogs or cats over four months

   5-56.   Dog or cat license application

   5-57.   License period

   5-58.   Fees

   5-59.   Cat exemption from license fee

   5-60.   Due date and penalties

   5-61.   Issuance of license tag

   5-62.   Lost license tag

   5-63.   Transfer of license

   5-64.   Cat sterilization required

   5-65.   License violations

   5-66.   Dog kennel license required

   5-67.   Application

   5-68.   Inspection and approval

   5-69.   Issuance and fees

   5-70.   Term

   5-71.   Renewal

   5-72.   Revocation

   5-73.   Appeal of revocation

   5-74.   Compliance with zoning

DIVISION 3. RABIES VACCINATION

   5-80.   Rabies vaccination requirements

   5-81.   Vaccination certificates

ARTICLE III. IMPOUNDMENT

   5-85.   Impoundment of animals and poultry running at large

   5-86.   Notice of impoundment to be posted

   5-87.   Disposition of unredeemed animals

   5-88.   Reserved

   5-89.   Impoundment of unlicensed dogs or cats

   5-90.   Reserved

   5-91.   Reserved

   5-92.   Enforcement by city employees

   5-93.   Enforcement authority of poundmaster and deputies

   5-94.   Confinement regulations

   5-95.   Charges

   5-96.   Records

   5-97.   Interfering with poundmaster

   5-98.   Right of entry of poundmaster

   5-99.   Poundmaster to try to locate owner before entering private property

   5-100.   Impoundment of dogs and cats running at large

   5-101.   Care of impounded dogs or cats; redemption procedure; disposition

   5-102.   Reserved

   5-103.   Diseased or injured dog or cat

   5-104.   Disclaimer of liability by city

   5-105.   Suspected rabid dogs or cats to be isolated; place and period of isolation

   5-106.   Isolation of biting animals; impoundment

   5-107.   By veterinarian, on private premises

   5-108.   Animal not properly isolated to be impounded

   5-109.   Redemption of isolated impounded animals; fee

ARTICLE IV. WILD ANIMAL CONTROL

   5-115.   Provisions for keeping

   5-116.   Defined

   5-117.   Poundmaster regulations

   5-118.   Penalty for violation of article

   5-119.   Escaped animals; owner to notify poundmaster

   5-120.   Impoundment by city

ARTICLE I. DOMESTICATED ANIMAL CONTROL

DIVISION 1. GENERALLY

SEC. 5-1. DEFINITIONS.

   For the purposes of this article, the following words shall have the following meanings:

   (A)   ANIMAL - Any dog, cat, poultry, bird, reptile, fish or any other mammal except a human being.

   (B)   ANIMAL POUND - Any dog pound, animal shelter, temporary pound or pound vehicle owned or operated by the county or the city.

   (C)   COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER - The county health officer and officers, employees and agents thereof.

   (D)   DOG KENNEL - Any place or premises wherein at least five or more dogs over the age of six months are kept for the purpose of breeding, training, boarding or holding for sale.

   (E)   HEARING OFFICER - A regular, full-time employee of the city designated by the city manager to act as the finder of fact and decision maker in any hearing required by this chapter.

   (F)   HOUSEHOLD PET - Cats, dogs, canaries, parrots and other animals and birds usually and ordinarily maintained in or around a residence for the enjoyment of the owner.

   (G)   KENNEL - Any premises whereon five or more dogs or cats over the age of four months are maintained for the purpose of boarding, grooming, breeding, training or sale.

   (H)   OWNER or KEEPER - Any person who possesses, harbors, or has control or custody of an animal.

   (I)   PET SHOP - Any place of business where dogs under four months of age, or cats, birds, reptiles, fish or any other animals to be used as household pets are maintained for sale.

   (J)   POULTRY - Pigeons, chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and any other fowl.

   (K)   POUND - Any temporary or permanent animal shelter or pound vehicle owned or operated by the city.

   (L)   POUNDMASTER - Any person authorized by the city manager to perform the duties and functions of animal control.

   (M)   PROVOKING - The deliberate incitement of an animal by teasing, tormenting, abusing, or assaulting.

   (N)   RUNS AT LARGE - The act of an animal, being upon private property without the permission of the owner or occupant of the property or being upon public property and not upon a leash, except as exempted by § 5-43.

   (O)   TAX COLLECTOR - The county tax collector and the officers, employees and agents thereof.

(`64 Code, Sec. 5-1) (Ord. No. 1571, 2239, 2388, 2639)

SEC. 5-2. DECLARATION OF PUBLIC NUISANCE; PROHIBITED ACTS.

   (A)   The city council hereby declares that each of the following acts constitutes a public nuisance in the city:

      (1)   Maintaining any animal in a foul, offensive, obnoxious, filthy or unsanitary condition;

      (2)   The infliction of physical injury upon any person by any animal unless the person who, at the time the injury was sustained, was either (a) provoking the animal, or (b) willfully trespassing or committing some other tort upon the premises occupied by the owner or keeper of the animal;

      (3)   The unprovoked infliction of physical injury by an animal upon another animal that occurs off the property of the owner or keeper of the animal inflicting the injury;

      (4)   Threatening behavior by an animal toward any person that occurs in such circumstances as to cause such person reasonably to fear for the person's physical safety unless the person who, at the time of the animal's threatening behavior, was either (a) provoking the animal, or (b) willfully trespassing or committing some other tort upon the premises occupied by the owner or keeper of the animal;

      (5)   Any animal that runs at large;

      (6)   Any animal that damages real or personal property of any person other than the owner or keeper and which occurs off the property of the owner or keeper;

      (7)   The utterance of barks, cries, whines, or other sounds of any animal that are so loud, so frequent and continued over so long a period of time as to deprive persons residing in two or more residences of the comfortable enjoyment of their residences;

      (8)   Maintaining any rooster more than four months old within a residential zone; or

      (9)   Maintaining any animal in violation of an order issued by a hearing officer pursuant to this division.

   (B)   The provisions of this section shall not apply to any animal owned by a public entity and used for military or law enforcement purposes.

(`64 Code, Sec. 5-2) (Ord. No. 1571, 2239, 2251, 2388, 2639, 3031)