For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AT LARGE. An animal shall be deemed to be AT LARGE when it is off the property of its owner or keeper and not under physical restraint.
NUISANCE. An animal that damages, soils, defiles private or public property, or disrupts the peace or tranquility of a neighborhood or the village.
OWNER or KEEPER. Any person or legal entity that has a possessory property right to an animal or which has the care, responsibility, or custody of an animal.
VICIOUS OR DANGEROUS ANIMAL. Any animal that poses a physical threat to humans or other domestic animals due to the nature of its species and/or variety of its breed; which inflicts injury to a human or other domestic animal; which approaches a person when not on the owner’s property in a vicious or terrorizing manner in an apparent attitude of attack; or which is in any way dangerous to the public health, safety, or general welfare.
(Ord. passed 8-21-2012)