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It is unlawful for any person to have or to keep more than four domestic pets over the age of six months, except birds and fish, on any lot or premises in the city, unless the person residing on or in the lot or premises has a valid kennel conditional use permit issued by the city. The animal shelters, veterinarian offices and retail pet stores are exempt from the provisions of this section.
(1992 Code, § 7-15) (Ord. 59-07, passed 4-16-2007) Penalty, see § 10.999
(a) No person being the owner or occupant of any parcel of real property within the corporate limits of the city shall place thereon, or allow to remain thereon, any unnatural food source, nor shall any person place such unnatural food source upon the real property of another or upon any public property. It shall be an affirmative defense to any prosecution hereunder that the unnatural food source was placed not less than five feet above the ground and was not accessible to deer, or that the unnatural food source was placed in good faith for the purpose of feeding domestic livestock or pets by or at the request of a person owning or having responsibility for the domestic livestock or pets, or that the unnatural food source was placed in good faith for a purpose other than attracting deer and that the attraction of deer is only an incidental result.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to any act by a governmental agency or to any employee or authorized agent thereof in the course of his or her employment or agency. Specifically, nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the baiting of deer by authorized government agents in furtherance of an approved plan to reduce deer population or in furtherance of an approved plan to entice deer out of the urban environment into a less urban and more natural environment.
(Ord. 80-14, passed 11-4-2014) Penalty, see § 10.999
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any federal, state, or local law enforcement agency or dog used by or belonging to such agency, provided that such dog shall be vaccinated for rabies as required by this chapter, and a dog's handler shall have proof of such vaccination for display as may be required. Also, at any time such dog is off leash or otherwise at large, it shall be under the control of or in the performance of functions or duties for a law enforcement officer or handler acting on behalf of a law enforcement agency.
(Ord. 90-17, passed 9-19-2017)
(a) A community cat that has undergone the process of trap-neuter-return and was trapped or received by a local shelter or animal control shall be returned by the community cat caregiver to the location where the cat was trapped unless veterinary care is necessary; exhibits symptoms of rabies; is declared a restricted or vicious animal pursuant to §§ 90.003 or 90.003.1; the community cat caregiver fails to pick up the eartipped cat within a reasonable period of time; or the location of where the community cat was trapped is unknown.
(b) A community cat caregiver, who is approved by the Sioux Falls Area Humane Society, is empowered to reclaim impounded community cats without proof of ownership.
(c) Any community cat that has undergone the process of trap-neuter-return shall be permanently identified by injecting an identification microchip into the animal using standard veterinarian procedures and practices.
(Ord. 106-24, passed 12-17-2024)
RABIES CONTROL
The chief of police shall cooperate with the state department of health, the state livestock sanitary board, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the United States Public Health Service, the United States Department of Agriculture, state and local veterinary associations, and any other appropriate city, county, state or federal agency to reduce rabies in wildlife and domestic animals. The chief of police or health authority may institute those additional measures for the control of rabies as may be deemed necessary by the board of health and the city council.
(1992 Code, § 7-20) (Ord. 21-75, passed 4-7-1975; Ord. 59-07, passed 4-16-2007)
(a) Every dog, cat or other animal susceptible to rabies, held as a domestic pet in the city, six months of age or older, is hereby required to be vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian or other qualified person designated by the board of health. Any rabies vaccination that is not administered by a licensed veterinarian or other qualified person designated by the board of health shall not be recognized as the required vaccination. Vaccination against rabies shall be given at those intervals as designated by the board of health by resolution.
(b) Any owner acquiring a dog, cat or other animal by purchase, gift, birth or otherwise shall have the animal vaccinated against rabies within one month following acquisition or when the animal reaches the age of six months.
(1992 Code, § 7-21) (Ord. 21-75, passed 4-7-1975; Ord. 59-07, passed 4-16-2007)
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