(A) No person shall keep or maintain within the city, without a permit in writing issued by the Animal Services Manager, any equine or livestock.
(1) Any person requesting to keep or maintain any equine or livestock within the city shall submit a written request for permission to the Animal Services Manger outlining the circumstances for the need to place such animals in the city, location where the animals will be kept and a plan to care for the animals and sanitation. The request for permission must be submitted and granted prior to placement of animal. The Animal Services Manager shall review the request and either grant or deny it.
(B) No person owning or having control of any equine or livestock shall permit the same to run or trespass upon the premises of any other person within the city limits.
(C) Nothing in this section precludes prosecution for any additional or more severe applicable state or federal criminal liability which may apply as a result of injuries, property damage, or death which resulted from the livestock or equine running at large.
(D) In addition to any other penalties imposed, the owner or custodian of the livestock or equine shall be liable for the salaries, costs, and other expenses incurred by the division in restraining, capturing, or rescuing such livestock or equine.
(Ord. 17-13, passed 12-19-2017)