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(A) Owner to maintain control. No owner or person in charge of any animal or animals shall fail to exercise proper care and control of such animal or animals to prevent them from becoming a NUISANCE, as defined herein.
(B) Groups of animals. For the purposes of this section or a conviction hereunder, it shall not be necessary to demonstrate which animal of a group of animals has created the nuisance.
(Prior Code, § 6-3-9) (Ord. 352, passed 10-4-2007) Penalty, see § 6-3-18
(A) Keeping vicious animal. No person shall keep a vicious animal that manifests a disposition to bite or attack persons without having the animal secured and/or muzzled. Proof of the fact that the animal has bitten or attacked a person or other animal at any place where that person or other animal is legally entitled to be is evidence that the animal is vicious.
(B) Destruction of animal. Upon a conviction of a violation of this section, if it appears to the court that the animal is still living, the court may, in addition to punishment of the owner, order law enforcement officers to forthwith cause such animal or dog to be humanely destroyed.
(Prior Code, § 6-3-10) (Ord. 352, passed 10-4-2007) Penalty, see § 6-3-18
(A) Maintenance of property.
(1) It shall be the responsibility of the owner of any animal to keep his or her property free and clear of animal waste so as not to present a potential danger to the public health, as determined by the Police Department or alternate personnel designated by the Town Council.
(2) If the determination is made that a situation exists which is potentially dangerous to the public health, a notice of ordinance violation may be issued, and, upon conviction, the owner shall be punished as provided in this chapter.
(B) Removal of waste. The owner of every dog, cat, or other animal is responsible for the removal of excreta deposited on public walks, recreation areas, or private property other than that of the owner.
(Prior Code, § 6-3-11) (Ord. 352, passed 10-4-2007; Ord. 2024-01, passed 4-4-2024) Penalty, see § 6-3-18
(A) Any person owning, keeping, or having possession of any animal, who allows the animal to damage, destroy, mutilate, ravage, or deface (not including a violation of § 6-3-11) any property or animal, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon proper complaint and conviction, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
(B) Upon the conviction of a violation of this section, the court may, following a hearing in which evidence must be produced to show that the individual has repeatedly kept animals which have viciously attacked other animals or livestock, forthwith revoke the owner’s privilege to own any animal within the town limits.
(C) Any individual who owns an animal after having their privilege to do so revoked, will be guilty of a misdemeanor. Further, following a conviction of a violation of this section, if it appears to the court that the animal is still living, the court may, in addition to punishment of the owner, order the animal control officer to forthwith cause such animal or dog to be humanely destroyed.
(Prior Code, § 6-3-12) (Ord. 352, passed 10-4-2007) Penalty, see § 6-3-18
It is unlawful for any person, other than a law enforcement officer actively engaged in the performance of their duty, to hunt, shoot, or kill by any means any wildlife or other animal within the jurisdictional limits of the town. This section does not limit a person’s right to reasonable protection of himself, herself, or another from a possible animal attack.
(Prior Code, § 6-3-13) (Ord. 352, passed 10-4-2007; Ord. 2024-01, passed 4-4-2024) Penalty, see § 6-3-18
Any person, other than a law enforcement officer actively engaged in the performance of his or her duty, who kills or causes to be killed, any animal which has been registered and licensed as provided by this title, without the consent of the owner or possessor thereof, or deprives a registered animal of its collar, or puts a registered tag on the collar of any animal not registered, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Prior Code, § 6-3-14) (Ord. 352, passed 10-4-2007; Ord. 2024-01, passed 4-4-2024) Penalty, see § 6-3-18
No animal abandoned and in the custody of the animal control shelter shall be released, used, sold, or otherwise donated for research purposes.
(Prior Code, § 6-3-15) (Ord. 352, passed 10-4-2007) Penalty, see § 6-3-18
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