§ 90.007 POISONING.

   Unless recommended by the chief of police or health authority, it shall be unlawful for any person to willfully or maliciously administer or cause to be administered poison of any sort whatsoever to any animal on the property of another, with the intent to injure or destroy the animal, or to willfully or maliciously place any poison or poisoned food where such is accessible to any animal.

(1992 Code, § 7-7) (Ord. 21-75, passed 4-7-1975; Ord. 59-07, passed 4-16-2007) Penalty, see § 10.999

§ 90.008 KEEPING OF ANIMALS.

   (a)   The keeping of animals on any personal land in the city shall not be on a scale creating a nuisance.

   (b)   Domestic fowl of the order Galliformes in the genus of Gallus (chickens) and animals of the order Lagomorpha in the family of Leporidae (rabbits and hares):

      (1)    A maximum of six animals may be kept on personal land in the city.

      (2)   The maximum number may be increased by obtaining a license issued by the city pursuant to § 90.078.

      (3)    Roosters are prohibited.

   (c)    Domestic fowl of the order of Gallinaceous birds (fowl-like birds that are not chickens) and the order Anseriformes (water fowl):

      (1)   Every owner or keeper of domestic fowl other than chickens shall obtain a license issued by the city pursuant to § 90.078.

      (2)   Roosters are prohibited.

   (d)   It is considered a nuisance and shall be unlawful for any person to keep and maintain (other than the care and treatment of injured or abandoned birds and animals by people licensed for that purpose) or to sell native fur bearers, bears, mountain lions, bobcats, lynx, panthers, endangered species, exotic animals, or venomous snakes.

   (e)   Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the keeping of (Felis catus) the domestic cat, (Mustela putorius furo) the European polecat otherwise known as the ferret, or (Canis familiaris) the domestic dog, as long as all provisions of ordinance are followed.

   (f)    It shall be unlawful for livestock to be kept within the city limits, except that such livestock may be kept on property that is classified as AG, Agricultural District under the zoning ordinance of the city of Sioux Falls. This section shall not apply to livestock kept as a part of any research, educational institution, stockyard, or temporarily exhibited.

   (g)   Slaughter of animals is prohibited. This prohibition shall not include slaughter as part of any research, educational instruction, stockyard, or slaughterhouse.

   (h)   This section shall not apply to any circus or menagerie property licensed by the city or to the Great Plains Zoo.

(1992 Code, § 7-8) (Ord. 21-75, passed 4-7-1975; Ord. 22-80, passed 3-31-1980; Ord. 122-95, passed 9-18-1995; Ord. 16-13, passed 4-2-2013; Ord. 90-17, passed 9-19-2017) Penalty, see § 10.999

§ 90.009 RESPONSIBILITY.

   (a)   No person shall create or maintain any condition or operate any equipment or keep any animal, fowl, pet or insect under his or her jurisdiction in a way that the condition or operation causes or is likely to cause the transmission of diseases from animals or insects to man.

   (b)   The Great Plains Zoo shall not be governed by this chapter.

   (c)   No owner, keeper, caretaker or attendant of an animal shall allow an animal to defecate on public or private property other than his or her own. If the animal does defecate upon public or private property, the owner, keeper, caretaker or attendant must immediately and thoroughly clean the fecal matter from the property.

   (d)   Anyone walking an animal on public or private property other than his or her own must carry with him or her visible means of cleaning up any fecal matter left by the animal. Animals used in parades or involved in law enforcement are exempt from this section.

(1992 Code, § 7-9) (Ord. 21-75, passed 4-7-1975; Ord. 121-95, passed 9-18-1995) Penalty, see § 10.999

§ 90.010 ABANDONING OF ANIMAL.

   No person shall abandon an animal in the city. Authorized trap-neuter-return in accordance with this chapter is not abandoning an animal.

(1992 Code, § 7-10) (Ord. 21-75, passed 4-7-1975; Ord. 106-24, passed 12-17-2024) Penalty, see § 10.999

§ 90.011 ENFORCEMENT.

   The animal control officer is authorized to enforce all the provisions of this chapter as well as §§ 95.013 through 95.015, inclusive, and § 95.032 for any prohibitions related to animals and may issue citations for violations of any section or may issue warning tickets requiring correction of a violation.

(1992 Code, § 7-11) (Ord. 101-80, passed 10-27-1980; Ord. 90-17, passed 9-19-2017) Penalty, see § 10.999

§ 90.012 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH WARNING TICKET.

   It is unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to comply with the provisions or requirements of a warning ticket lawfully issued under this chapter.

(1992 Code, § 7-12) (Ord. 101-80, passed 10-27-1980) Penalty, see § 10.999

§ 90.013 TRAPPING OF ANIMALS.

   Without permission of the chief of police, no person shall set, allow to be set, or use any trap for the purpose of catching any animal, which trap could injure or kill any animal, except rodent traps in the interior of a building, and except by persons employed by or agents of the chief of police or city parks department for purposes of the city’s health and welfare.

(1992 Code, § 7-13) (Ord. 68-84, passed 4-16-1984; Ord. 59-07, passed 4-16-2007) Penalty, see § 10.999