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No person owning any animal shall permit the animal to run at large without reasonable control or to be pastured or maintained upon any public property or upon any private property without the consent of the owner or occupant thereof or in any manner or place to the injury of the owner or occupant of any other property.
(`64 Code, Sec. 5-15) (Ord. No. 1616, 2388)
ARTICLE II. DOGS AND CATS
DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
Any dog or cat which is running at large and which is, by reason of its vicious disposition, dangerous to persons or property may be shot by any peace officer or taken up and destroyed in a humane manner by the poundmaster.
(`64 Code, Sec. 5-22) (Ord. No. 735, 2388)
No person shall permit any dog owned, harbored or controlled by that person to be on any public beach, street, sidewalk, alley, park or place of whatever nature open to and used by the public unless the dog is securely leashed, and the leash is continuously controlled by a responsible person capable of controlling such dog or unless such dog is securely confined in a motor vehicle.
(`64 Code, Sec. 5-24) (Ord. No. 735, 2318)
Section 5-42 does not apply to dogs:
(A) Actively engaged in dog shows or field trials;
(B) Actively engaged in hunting game upon public property which is open for such hunting;
(C) Maintained, trained and used exclusively for the working, herding or guarding of other animals, while such dog is actively engaged in such working, herding or guarding;
(D) Located in an area of any public beach designated and posted by the city manager or designee as a leash-free area of the city; and
(E) Trained and authorized as police service dogs.
(`64 Code, Sec. 5-24.1) (Ord. No. 2318)
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