(a) Restrictions. It shall be unlawful for any person within the village to own, harbor, or keep any dog or cat which:
(1) Habitually pursues any vehicle upon any public street, alley, or highway in the village;
(2) Assaults or attacks any person, or destroys property;
(3) Is at large within the limits of the village;
(4) Habitually barks or howls to the annoyance of any person or persons (see § 7-1-12);
(5) Kills, wounds, or worries any domestic animal;
(6) Is known by such person to be infected with rabies or to have been bitten by an animal known to have been infected with rabies; and/or
(7) In the case of a dog, is unlicensed.
(b) Vicious dogs and animals.
(1) No vicious dog shall be allowed off the premises of its owner unless muzzled or on a leash in charge of the owner or a member of the owner’s immediate family over 16 years of age. For purposes of enforcing this section, a dog shall be deemed as being of a vicious disposition if, within any 12-month period it bites two or more persons or inflicts serious injury to one person in unprovoked circumstances off the owner’s premises.
(2) No person shall harbor or permit to remain on his or her premises any animal that is habitually inclined toward attacking persons or animals, destroying property, barking excessively, or making excessive noises, or running after automobiles.
(c) Animals running at large.
(1) No person having in his or her possession or ownership any animal or fowl shall allow the same to run at large within the village. The owner of any animal, whether licensed or unlicensed, shall keep his or her animal tied or enclosed in a proper enclosure so as not to allow said animal to interfere with the passing public or neighbors. Any animal running at large unlicensed and required by state law or village ordinance to be licensed shall be seized and impounded by a humane or law enforcement officer, or animal warden.
(2) A dog or cat shall not be considered to be running at large if it is on a leash not to exceed ten feet in length and under control of a person physically able to control it when the animal is off of the owner’s premises.
(d) Owner’s liability for damage caused by dogs; penalties. The provisions of Wis. Stats. § 174.02, relating to the owner’s liability for damage caused by dogs together with the penalties therein set forth, are hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference.
(Prior Code, § 7-1-6)