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§ 90.20 DESTRUCTION OF DOG IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
   (A)   Circumstances. Notwithstanding § 90.15, a dog may be destroyed in a proper and humane manner by the Animal Control Authority if the dog:
      (1)   Inflicted substantial or great bodily harm on a human on public or private property without provocation;
      (2)   Inflicted multiple bites on a human on public or private property without provocation;
      (3)   Bit multiple human victims on public or private property in the same attack without provocation; or
      (4)   Bit a human on public or private property without provocation in an attack where more than one dog participated in the attack.
   (B)   Hearing. The Animal Control Authority may not destroy the dog until the dog owner has had the opportunity for a hearing before an impartial decision maker. The definitions in § 90.01 and the exemptions under § 90.19 apply to this section.
(Ord. 185, passed 6-20-2017)
FARM ANIMALS AND FOWL
§ 90.35 NUMBER OF ANIMALS PERMITTED.
   No person shall keep any horse, mule, hog, donkey, pony, cow, goat, or animal raised for fur bearing purposes on residential or commercial plots of less than five acres, provided, however, that no person shall keep more than two horses, mules, donkeys, ponies, cows, goats, or animals raised for fur bearing purposes on residential and commercial plots of five acres and provided further that there must be at least two additional acres of land available for each additional animal to be so kept.
(Ord. 6, passed 8-12-1969) Penalty, see § 90.99
§ 90.36 LOCATION OF SMALL ANIMAL PINS.
   No chicken coop, dove cote, dog kennel, rabbit warren, or other yard establishment where small animals or fowls are kept shall be maintained closer than 200 feet to any tenement or apartment house, hotel, restaurant, boarding house, retail food store, building used for school, religious, or hospital purposes or residence other than that occupied by the owner or occupant of the premises upon which the creatures are kept.
(Ord. 6, passed 8-12-1969) Penalty, see § 90.99
§ 90.37 VARIANCE.
   A variance to the rules and regulations contained herein may be granted by the City Board upon an application made for a special use permit. The City Board may, in its discretion, grant a special use permit upon an inspection of the premises in question and upon a finding that no nuisance would be created by special use and where the exception would not be inconsistent with the intent of the rules and regulations as set forth herein.
(Ord. 6, passed 8-12-1969)
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