(A) Nuisance.
(1) The keeping of an unlimited number of dogs and cats in the village for a considerable period of time detracts from and, in many instances, is detrimental to the healthful and comfortable life for which such areas were created. The keeping of an unlimited number of dogs and cats is, therefore, declared to be a public nuisance.
(2) For the purpose of this division (A), the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CAT. Any feline, regardless of age or sex.
DOG. Any canine, regardless of age or sex.
(B) Number of dogs and cats limited.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to keep more than five dogs or five cats within the village, with the exception that a litter of pups, a litter of kittens or a portion of a litter may be kept for a period of time not exceeding five months from birth.
(2) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any establishment wherein dogs or cats are kept for breeding, sale, sporting purposes or boarding.
(C) Keeping stray animals. It shall be unlawful for any person in the village to knowingly and intentionally harbor, feed, keep in possession by confinement, or otherwise, any stray animal which does not belong to him or her unless he or she has, within 24 hours from the time such animal came into his or her possession, notified animal services of his or her intentions to either surrender the stray animal to animal services or advertise such stray animal in the local newspaper with the most circulations of five consecutive days. If the individual holding the stray animal selects to advertise the animal and the prior owner does not respond by the tenth day, the individual who has advertised shall be deemed the legal owner. If the advertisement has not started within 72 hours, animal services require that the animal be surrendered to an authorized representative of animal services. It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse to surrender any such stray animal.
(Prior Code, § 14-207) Penalty, see § 90.99