(A) Running at large prohibited. It shall be unlawful for the dog or cat of any person who owns, harbors or keeps a dog or cat, or the parents or the guardians of any such person under 18 years of age, to run at large. Dogs or cats on a leash and accompanied by a responsible person or accompanied by and under the control and direction of a responsible person so as to be effectively restrained by command as by leash, shall be permitted in streets or on public land unless the city has posted an area with signs reading “Dogs or Cats Prohibited”.
(B) License required.
(1) All dogs and cats kept, harbored or maintained by their owners in the city shall be identified with an identification tag stating owner’s name and phone number or an electronic tracking device (microchip).
(2) The identification provisions of this division (B) shall not apply to dogs or cats whose owners are non-residents temporarily within the city, nor to dogs or cats brought into the city for the purpose of participating in any dog or cat show, nor shall this provision apply to “seeing eye” dogs properly trained to assist blind persons for the purpose of aiding them in going from place to place.
(C) Cats. Cats shall be included as controlled by this section insofar as running at-large, pickup, impounding, boarding and proof of anti-rabies vaccine is concerned.
(D) Vaccination.
(1) All dogs and cats kept harbored, maintained or transported within the city shall be vaccinated at least once every three years by a licensed veterinarian for:
(a) Rabies, with a live modified vaccine; and
(b) Distemper.
(2) A certificate of vaccination must be kept on which is stated the date of vaccination, owner’s name and address, the animal’s name (if applicable), sex, description and weight, the type of vaccine and the veterinarian’s signature. Upon demand made by the Clerk-Treasurer or a police officer, the owner shall present for examination the required certificate(s) of vaccination for the animal(s). In cases where certificates are not presented, the owner or keeper of the animal(s) shall have seven days in which to present the certificate(s) to the Clerk-Treasurer or police officer. Failure to do so shall be deemed a violation of this section.
(Prior Code, § 705.02) (Ord. passed 11-9-2010; Ord. passed 11-3-2015) Penalty, see § 90.99