(a) No person shall allow any dog owned by him or in his custody to run at large within the City. "Running at large" means allowing a dog to leave the property limits of property owned, leased or occupied by its owner without restraint. "Restraint" means being secured by a leash or lead, or being under the control of a responsible person and obedient to that person's command.
(b) No person within the City limits shall keep on a leash, tie to a structure, confine to a pen, run or cage or leave in a vehicle, any dog without adequate protection from direct sunlight or exposure to weather or without adequate fresh water at all times.
(c) No person walking a dog shall allow the dog to defecate upon the lands of another.
(Passed 4-18-83.)
(d) It shall be the duty of the poundmaster to cause to be seized and impounded any dog in violation of subsection (a) hereof. In addition to paying the fees of redemption, any owner or custodian of such dog shall be fined fifty dollars ($50.00) for such violation. Any person violating subsection (c) hereof shall likewise be fined fifty dollars ($50.00) for such violation. Persons violating subsection (b) and repeated violators of subsections (a) and (c) hereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished as provided in Section 501.99. (Passed 6-12-17.)