(a) No person shall keep or harbor any animal, poultry, wild or exotic animal in the Municipality so as to create offensive odors or unsanitary conditions.
(b) No person owning, keeping or harboring any animal, poultry, wild or exotic animal shall permit such animal, poultry, wild or exotic animal to dig, urinate, defecate or otherwise damage any public property or private property other than the sublot or parcel owned or occupied by such owner, keeper or harborer of such animal, poultry, wild or exotic animal; provided that this prohibition shall not apply to private property onto which such owner, keeper or harborer has permission of the owner of such private property to walk the animal, poultry, wild or exotic animal, and also provided that person owning, keeping or harboring such animal, livestock, poultry, wild or exotic animal shall immediately remove all feces deposited by such animal, livestock, poultry, wild or exotic animal and dispose of same in a sanitary manner.
(c) No person shall keep or harbor any animal, poultry, wild or exotic animal within the Municipality which, by frequent and habitual howling, yelping, barking or other activity, creates unreasonably loud and disturbing noises of such character, intensity and duration as to disturb the peace and quiet of the community or as to annoy, disturb or endanger the comfort, repose or health of persons occupying property in the neighborhood.
(d) No person shall keep or harbor any animal, poultry, wild or exotic animal in or about an animal shelter adjoining to or abutting upon any lot upon which another person resides, or any street or highway, so as to constitute a threat to the preservation of the health, safety or general welfare of the public. All places maintained for the harboring or keeping of an animal, livestock, poultry, wild or exotic animal shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition free from rats, mice, filth, vermin, rubbish or collection of feces.
(e) No person owning, keeping or harboring any animal, poultry, wild or exotic animal shall take, lead or carry such animal, livestock, poultry, wild or exotic animal into any store or place of business within the City except the office of a veterinarian or pet shop or other place of business for the purpose of obtaining services therein offered to such animal, poultry, wild or exotic animal, provided, however, this section shall not apply to a blind person accompanied by a “seeing eye” dog.
(f) No owner or rider shall ride, lead or permit a horse to travel on or traverse any sidewalk, tree lawn or lawn area within the City.
(g) No person shall do any of the following:
(1) Own, keep or harbor more than three dogs and/or three cats, excepting puppies and kittens under three months old, in or on the premises of any dwelling within the City, unless the zoning lot upon which the dogs and/or cats are kept have a minimum land area of 3,000 square feet for each dog or cat kept on such zoning lot regardless of the number of persons keeping or harboring dogs or cats on such lot.
(2) Regularly keep or harbor more than two dogs and/or two cats outside of a fully enclosed structure between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
(3) Regularly keep or harbor one or more puppies or kittens under age three months outside of a dwelling unit.
(h) No person shall keep or permit to be kept any wild or exotic animal. The prohibition shall not apply to pet stores or to circuses or performing acts or other uses which have been duly authorized by the Safety Director. The Safety Director may issue a temporary permit to keep injured or infant wild animals native to the area which have been deemed to be incapable of surviving without assistance. The Safety Director may order the release of any wild animal kept under a temporary permit.
(i) Any person owning a wild or exotic animal at the time of enactment of this chapter, may, pending approval of the Safety Director, obtain a permit to retain such wild or exotic animal provided that:
(1) A permit application is filed with the Safety Director within forty-five days of the effective date of this chapter.
(2) The facilities for housing and containment of such wild or exotic animal is inspected and found to be adequate to prevent such animal from escaping or injuring the public or public safety personnel acting in an official capacity.
(3) An annual permit fee of ten dollars ($10.00) per animal is paid by the owner to the City.
(4) Upon the death, sale, adoption, exchange, transfer or disposal of such wild or exotic animal, the animal may not be replaced.
(j) Any person owning or harboring any female dog or cat shall, during the period that such animal is in heat, keep it securely confined and enclosed within a building except when out upon such person’s property briefly for toilet purposes, and while in the presence of the owner.
(k) No person shall keep livestock within the City.
(Ord. 10-86. Passed 5-19-86; Ord. 21-07. Passed 9-4-07; Ord. 13-17. Passed 6-19-17; Ord. 06- 24. Passed 3-18-24.)