(A) It shall be unlawful and is hereby declared to be a public nuisance for any person to use, place, set or cause to be set within the town any traps except cage-type live traps approved by the enforcement authority and used for the control of unrestrained or potentially dangerous animals. This prohibition shall not apply to any trap specifically designed to kill rats, mice, gophers or moles, so long as the owner of the property is aware of the location where the traps are set, and monitors said traps at least once every 24 hours.
(B) It shall be unlawful for a person to use, place, set or cause to be used, placed or set any leg-hold trap or similar device upon any land or waters in the town.
(C) It shall be unlawful to use poisons, poisoned or stupefying substances in a trap.
(D) It shall be unlawful for a person to remove an animal in the town from any trap not on the person’s property unless such person has the permission of the property owner to do so.
(E) Traps discovered to have been unlawfully set in the town may be seized by the enforcement authority and used as prima facie evidence that a violation has been committed. Upon conviction, said traps shall be forfeited to and disposed of by the enforcement authority.
(Ord. 2021-4, passed 11-16-2021) Penalty, see § 91.99