ANIMAL: Any mammal, reptile or bird.
ANIMAL CONTROL AGENCY: The village may contract with or enter into an agreement with such person, persons, organization or corporation to provide for the operation of any animal shelter, impoundment of stray animals, confinement of certain animals and disposition of impounding animals.
AT LARGE: Refers to any dog or cat running otherwise than upon the premises of its owner when the dog or cat is not attached to a leash held by a competent person, restrained within a motor vehicle or in an animal hospital or kennel.
CRUEL: Causing unnecessary and excessive pain or suffering or unjustifiable injury or death.
DOG OR CAT: Includes both male and female whether altered or not.
FARM ANIMAL: Any warm blooded animal normally raised on farms in the United States and used for food or fiber.
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER: Meaning as appears in Wisconsin statutes 967.02(5) and includes a humane or animal control officer under Wisconsin statutes 173.03, but does not include a conservation warden appointed under Wisconsin statutes 23.10.
NEUTERED: Animal having nonfunctional reproductive organs.
OWNER: Any person owning, harboring or keeping an animal and the occupant of any premises on which the animal remains or to which it customarily returns daily for a period of ten (10) days; such person is presumed to be harboring, or keeping the animal within the meaning of this section.
PET: An animal kept and treated as a pet.
RESIDENTIAL LOT: A parcel zoned as residential, occupied or to be occupied by a dwelling, platted or unplatted, and under common ownership. For the purpose of this section any vacant parcel or parcels adjoining a dwelling and under the same ownership shall constitute one lot.
RESTRAIN: Notifying the animal's owner or any officer and requesting either the owner or officer to capture and restrain the animal, or capturing and restraining the animal and killing the animal if the circumstances require immediate action.
UNTAGGED: Not having a valid license tag attached to a collar kept on the animal whenever the animal is outdoors unless the animal is securely confined in a fenced area. (Ord. 2011-5, 11-7-2011)