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A. Construction: Every stable or building wherein any animal is kept within the city shall be constructed of such material and in such manner that it can be kept clean and sanitary at all times.
B. Receptacle For Manure: Every such stable or building, if located within two hundred feet (200') of any tenement or apartment house, hotel, restaurant, boarding house, retail food store, building used for educational, religious or hospital purposes, or residence other than that occupied by the owner or occupant of the premises upon which such animal is kept, shall be provided with a watertight and flytight receptacle for manure, of such size as to hold all accumulations of manure. The receptacle shall be emptied sufficiently often and in such manner as to prevent it from being or becoming a nuisance, and shall be kept covered at all times except when open during the deposit or removal of manure or refuse. No manure shall be allowed to accumulate on such premises except in the receptacle. (1989 Code § 4-107)
A. Kennel Defined; Location: The keeping of more than three (3) dogs over six (6) months old or more than three (3) cats over six (6) months old is hereby declared to be keeping or operating a kennel. Not more than three (3) such dogs or cats may be kept in any residence district or in any other district or area of the city except in a district specifically zoned for kennels. (1989 Code § 4-108)
B. Regulations: All pet shops, catteries and kennels shall:
1. Maintain records and retain such records for a two (2) year period on all dogs and cats maintained in such facility. Such records shall show breed, color, markings, sex and age; date and source of animal; period for which animal is maintained; date and disposition of animal, including name and address of new owner; disease prevention or treatment and by whom;
2. Provide general environmental conditions to assure adequate physical space for each animal, to control parasites, clean food and water, weather protection and clean and sanitary facilities; and
3. Provide cages and pens of easily cleanable materials if used for confinement and shall keep such cages and pens clean and sanitary at all times. (1989 Code § 4-109)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See also definition of "kennel" at section 10-1-4 of this code. |
A. Stables To Be Kept Clean: Every structure, pen, lot or place wherein an animal is kept or permitted to be shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition, devoid of rodents and vermin and free from objectionable odors. (1989 Code § 4-111)
B. Disposal Of Manure: Manure shall be hauled outside the city in a manner which does not jeopardize the public health, or else shall be spread evenly upon the ground and turned under at once or as soon as the weather permits, except as required in subsection 5-3A-6B of this article. (1989 Code § 4-112; amd. 2002 Code)
C. Inspection By Chief Of Police: The chief of police or his designee, upon complaint of any person, shall inspect any structure or place where an animal is kept, and may do so on his own initiative. He may issue any such reasonable order as he may deem necessary to the owner of the animal to cause the animal to be kept as provided in this chapter or in a manner so as not to constitute a nuisance. He may make a complaint before the municipal judge against any person for violation of any provision of this chapter or of any such reasonable order, but this procedure shall not abridge the right of others to make such complaint. (1989 Code § 4-113; amd. 2002 Code)
Any person may kill a dog in self-defense or in defense of another when the dog, without undue provocation, bites him or the other, or attacks, or attempts to bite or attack, him or the other in such manner that an ordinarily prudent person would be led to believe that the person toward whom the efforts of the dog are directed is about to be bitten or otherwise physically harmed. The dog must be at large. (1989 Code § 4-124)
Any person, firm or corporation who violates any ordinance or provision of this chapter, or who violates, or refuses or neglects to carry out any reasonable order made by any authorized official pursuant to this chapter, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined or imprisoned as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code. The penalties provided for herein shall be in addition to other remedies of the city and aggrieved persons and shall not be construed as exclusive. (1989 Code § 4-160; amd. 2002 Code)
The owner of a dog or cat shall have the dog or cat vaccinated against rabies by a veterinarian or other authorized person every calendar year before the first day of May thereof, or, in the case of a pup or kitten, before it is six (6) months old. The person vaccinating the dog or cat shall furnish the owner a certificate of vaccination. (1989 Code § 4-120)
The identity and address of the owner of any animal that bites a person shall be promptly furnished to the animal control officer, the health officer and the county health department. The animal control officer shall securely quarantine such animal for a period of ten (10) days and shall not release such quarantined animal until reasonable determination has been made that the animal is not infected with rabies. At the discretion of the animal control officer, such quarantine may be on the premises of the owner, at a veterinary hospital of the owner's choice at the owner's expense, or at the city animal shelter. In case of animals whose ownership is unknown, such quarantine shall be at the city animal shelter. The animal may be reclaimed by the owner if adjudged free of rabies and such owner shall then pay any related charges for confinement. (1989 Code § 4-150)
When an animal under quarantine has been diagnosed as being rabid or is suspected of having rabies by a licensed veterinarian and dies while under such observation, the animal control officer, veterinarian, the health officer, or other designated emissary, shall immediately send the necessary part of such animal to the state health department for pathological examination and shall notify the proper public health officer of any reports of human contact. (1989 Code § 4-151)
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