(A) No person shall be cruel to any animal or bird.
(B) No person shall throw or deposit any poisonous substance on any exposed public or private place where it may endanger any animal, bird, or bee.
(C) No person shall harbor or keep any swine.
(D) No person shall harbor or keep any animal, bird, or bee which causes annoyance in the neighborhood, either by:
(1) Barking, howling, braying, crowing, or other sound common to its species;
(2) Failure of the owner, caretaker, or custodian to maintain in a clean and sanitary condition, devoid of rodents and vermin, and free from objectionable odor, all structures, pens, coops, or yards wherein any animal, fowl, or bee is kept; or
(3) In the case of bees, stinging or molesting any persons.
(E) No person shall deposit, place, or throw any dead or fatally sick or injured animal, or part thereof, on any public or private place, or into or on the banks of any stream, lake, pond, sewer, well, or other body of water.
(F) No person shall carry or convey any dead animal through or upon any street, alley, or public place unless the same is so covered that no part of it is exposed to view and no odors can emanate therefrom.
(G) All kennels or pens erected to house or confine dogs or other domesticated animals when outdoors must comply with all zoning and building regulations of the city.
(H) In the case of dog(s), the following standards shall apply.
(1) Leash. No person shall permit a dog to go outside its kennel, pen, or fenced yard, unless such dog is securely leashed with a leash of adequate strength to restrain the dog.
(2) Tethering. Dogs cannot be tethered as a primary means of confinement. Tethers can be used as a secondary means of control within a fenced yard or pen or at the residence of a dog owner without a properly fenced yard when the owner is present or nearby in the yard or residence to render assistance or further control of the dog. Such tethering devices must not cause harm or injury. Owners who tether for a secondary measure subject themselves to other local, state or federal regulations designed to prevent cruelty to the animal or harm to humans or other animals.
(3) Confinement. All dogs shall be securely confined indoors or in a securely enclosed outside structure maintained in such a manner as to effectively prevent the dog(s) from escaping the confines of the enclosure, except when leashed or tethered as above provided. Such pen or kennel shall not be constructed to interfere or obstruct access to any metering device provided by the city or other public agencies. All such structures must be adequately lighted and ventilated.
(4) Confinement indoors. No dog may be kept on a porch, patio, or in any part of a house or structure that would allow the dog to exit such building on its own volition.
(5) Limit on ownership. No person shall own, possess, control, or otherwise have charge or custody of more than three dogs over the age of four months at any time regardless of breed. If a person owns, possesses, controls, or has custody of more than three dogs at the time of the enactment of this section, that person may maintain such specific dogs, but may not own, possess, control, or have custody of any other or additional dog that would raise this number above three. This limit does not apply to lawful animal care or control facilities, humane societies, rescue groups, certain service and hunting dog breeders, or registered animal foster homes. A person may not operate a commercial dog breeder or broker operation without first registering with the City Clerk and receiving a business license.
(Prior Code, § 94.04) (Ord. D-1657, passed 5-4-1992, effective 5-14-1992; Ord. O-119, passed 6-20-2011, effective 6-30-2011) Penalty, see § 94.999