(a) Except on property designated by the city as an animal off-leash area, it shall be unlawful for any person to have any animal which is owned, kept, harbored, or allowed to be habitually in or upon the premises occupied by him or her or under his or her control to be at large and to go in or upon the private premises of others or upon any public property.
(b) Any person convicted of subsection (a) more than two times in a 12-month period shall be considered a reckless owner. Any fine for a reckless owner shall, at a minimum, be double the usual fine for animal running at large. For purposes of this section, each prior conviction must occur on a separate date than the present charge and any other prior conviction.
(1992 Code, § 7-2) (Ord. 21-75, passed 4-7-1975; Ord. 40-03, passed 5-12-2003; Ord. 90-17, passed 9-19-2017) Penalty, see § 10.999
Statutory reference:
Power to regulate or prohibit the running at large of animals, see SDCL 9-29-12