(A) Running at large of cats and dogs .
(1) The existence of dogs and cats running at large and without restraint within the town and the barking, yelping, howling or other noises, made by dogs and cats, wheresoever located constitutes a nuisance.
(2) It shall be a violation of this section and Chapter 93 to permit dogs or cats to run at large upon the public streets, places, walks, parks or ground within the town unless the dog or cat is attached to a leash and kept under control of the person accompanying it.
(B) Keeping or harboring. It is hereby declared a nuisance to own, keep or harbor any dog or cat which by frequent or habitual howling, yelping, barking or other noise, shall create a public annoyance or disturbance.
(C) Other domestic animals prohibited. It is a violation of this section to own or harbor within the corporate limits of the town of any cow, pig, bull, horse, pony, chicken, rooster, rabbit or other domestic animal or any dog or cat that is vicious.
(D) Vaccination. It is a nuisance to maintain or harbor a dog unless it shall have been vaccinated by a licensed doctor of veterinary medicine with anti-rabies vaccine, within one year preceding the date upon which the dog is kept, maintained or harbored.
(E) Illegal to keep dogs unless tax paid. It is a violation of this section to keep, harbor, board, feed or permit any dog to stay about his, her or their premises if the dog does not have a tag attached to the collar worn by the dog, showing the taxes thereon have been paid and a tag showing compliance with division (D) above.
(`93 Code, § 6-49)
(`93 Code, §6-48) (Ord. 316, passed 8-28-79; Am. Ord. 2005-023, passed 9-12-05)
Cross-reference:
Animal regulations, see Chapter 93