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ADOPTING ORDINANCES
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 90: ABANDONED AND JUNKED VEHICLES
CHAPTER 91: ANIMALS
CHAPTER 92: FAIR HOUSING
CHAPTER 93: FIRE PREVENTION
CHAPTER 94: HEALTH AND SANITATION
CHAPTER 95: NUISANCES
CHAPTER 96: PARKS AND RECREATION
CHAPTER 97: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
CHAPTER 98: ALARM SYSTEMS
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
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§ 91.035 BITING ANIMALS; REPORT; PROCEDURE.
   (A)   The person responsible for any animal which has bitten a person or another animal must report the incident to the Department of Animal Control. Upon receiving the report of a bite, the shelter will quarantine the animal for ten days with the place of confinement to be in the discretion of the Department of Animal Control during the quarantine period, the animal is to be securely confined and kept from contact with any other animal or person.
   (B)   During the quarantine period, the owner must provide a current rabies vaccination certificate for his or her cat or dog that is being quarantined. If proof of vaccination cannot be supplied, the animal will be vaccinated by a veterinarian at the owner's expense before release.
   (C)   No person other than an Animal Control Officer or veterinarian shall kill or cause to be killed any animal suspected of being rabid except in cases of immediate self protection. If that occurs the person will retain the body and immediately notify the Department of Animal Control.
   (D)   Violations of these quarantine provisions shall constitute a Class A offense and may subject the responsible party to civil penalties under § 91.999.
(Ord. 14-2004, passed 12-13-04) Penalty, see § 91.999
§ 91.036 WILD OR EXOTIC ANIMALS.
   No wild or exotic animal shall be kept within the city without the necessary state and/or federal permits.
(Ord. 14-2004, passed 12-13-04) Penalty, see § 91.999 
§ 91.037 TRAINING METHODS.
   No animal may be induced or encouraged to perform through the use of chemical, mechanical, electrical, or manual devices in a manner which will cause or is likely to cause physical injury or suffering.
(Ord. 14-2004, passed 12-13-04) Penalty, see § 91.999 
§ 91.038 DESTRUCTION OF ANIMALS.
   No person other than a duly authorized agent of the animal control shelter may destroy any domestic animal within the city limits; provided, however, this provision shall not apply to the following:
   (A)   A licensed veterinarian.
   (B)   Those persons acting in immediate self-protection.
(Ord. 14-2004, passed 12-13-04) Penalty, see § 91.999 
§ 91.039 DANGEROUS WILD OR DANGEROUS EXOTIC ANIMALS.
   (A)   No person shall keep, shelter, harbor, buy, sell, or trade within the city a dangerous wild animal or a dangerous exotic animal as defined in this chapter except as provided in division (B) of this section.
   (B)   This section shall not apply to permitted zoological parks or zoos, circuses, educational, or medical institutions.
   (C)   Any animal found in violation of this section may be seized immediately.
   (D)   The animal will be held in protective custody for seven calendar days to allow an owner to locate a new and appropriate owner or housing for the animal outside the city limits. If no arrangements have been made in seven calendar days the animal will become the property of the city and disposition may be made at that time.
   (E)   Costs. The owner of any animal, which is impounded and/or euthanized or relocated under this section, shall be held responsible for payment of any expenses so incurred by the Department of Animal Control. Fees will be paid prior to release or relocation of the animal.
   (F)   Grandfather clause. Wolf-hybrids owned or harbored under this section must be registered with the Department of Animal Control within 60 days of entering the city. Wolf-hybrids must have no bite history. If any wolf-hybrid bites, or has previously bitten, a human or an animal, the wolf-hybrid will no longer be allowed to remain in city limits. All wolf-hybrids registered under this section shall be spayed or neutered at the owner's expense prior to registration. Wolf-hybrids not registered within 60 days of passage of this division will be confiscated by the Department of Animal Control.
(Ord. 14-2004, passed 12-13-04) Penalty, see § 91.999
§ 91.040 FEEDING OF WATERFOWL PROHIBITED.
   (A)   Definitions.
      DOMESTIC WATERFOWL. Nonnative ducks, geese and swans not retained in agricultural activities.
      FEED or FEEDING. The act of or furnishing of food or other substance.
      MIGRATORY WATERFOWL. Ducks, geese and swans native to North America.
   (B)   Prohibition of feeding. No person or persons shall feed, cause to be fed or provide food for migratory or domestic waterfowl in lands or waters publicly owned within the city. No person or persons shall foster any condition to exist or continue, which results in a congregation or congestion of migratory or domestic waterfowl within the corporate limits of the city.
   (C)   Penalties for offenses. Any person or persons found to be violating this section shall be subject to a fine of $50 per offense, enforceable by the Police Department. Each day any such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. The imposition of any fines under this section shall not prevent the enforced abatement of any unlawful condition of the city.
(Ord. 14-2005, passed 11-14-05) Penalty, see § 91.999
§ 91.041 HOMELESS CATS.
   (A)   General requirements.
      (1)    All homeless cat colonies shall:
         (a)   Operate in such a manner as to not constitute a public nuisance; and
         (b)   Comply with all of the provisions of this chapter that provide standards for the general care of animals;
      (2)   Any person who provides food, water or shelter to a colony of homeless cats shall be registered with the Department of Animal Control or its designee.
   (B)    Managed homeless cats. The Department of Animal Control or its designee, in order to encourage the stabilization and reduction of the homeless cat population in the city, may:
      (1)   Trap any homeless cat in a humane manner;
      (2)   Have the homeless cat surgically sterilized and ear-tipped or tattooed by a licensed veterinarian;
      (3)   Release the homeless cat for adoption or other disposition in accordance with the law, or to a colony caretaker who will maintain the homeless cat as part of a managed colony of homeless cats.
      (4)   The Department of Animal Control may impound homeless cats in violation of this chapter and dispose of the homeless cats in accordance with applicable law.
         (a)   Any homeless cat impounded at the city animal shelter that bears an appropriate ear-tipping or tattoo indicating it belongs to a managed colony shall be returned to its managed colony, if the colony can be determined, unless illness or injury present an imminent danger to public health or safety.
         (b)   Seriously ill or injured homeless cats with no reasonable prognosis for humane rehabilitation for survival outdoors may be humanely euthanized.
   (C)   Colony caretaker responsibilities.
      (1)   Colony caretakers shall abide by standard trap-neuter-return guidelines devised by the Department of Animal Control or its designee regarding the provision of food, water, shelter and veterinary care to the managed colony.
      (2)   A colony caretaker shall not have ever been convicted of animal cruelty.
      (3)   A colony caretaker shall not allow a cat(s) that is part of his/her colony to become a public nuisance.
(Ord. 10-2008, passed 12-8-08) Penalty, see § 91.999
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