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GENERAL PROVISIONS
ANIMAL or ANIMALS. Any dog or dogs.
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER. Any person designated to be responsible for the care and maintenance of the animal pound and who shall work with other law enforcement officials in the enforcement of this chapter.
AT LARGE. Off or outside of the premises belonging to the owner or keeper of such animal and not under the control of such owner, possessor, or keeper or member of their immediate family over 12 years of age either by leash or otherwise.
IMPOUND. Taken to the Humane Society by law enforcement.
LEASH. A cord, thong, or chain not more than ten feet in length by which the person accompanying it controls the animal.
OWNER. A person owning, keeping, or harboring an animal or the occupant of any premises to which an animal customarily returns is presumed to be the owner.
PREMISES. The dwelling house and outbuildings and the lot or tract of land on which the same are situated and shall include an automobile or other vehicle in which the owner of the animal shall be an occupant or of which they shall have control or in which any animal shall be situated with the consent of the owner of the vehicle.
QUALIFIED PERSON. Any person qualified to vaccinate animals against rabies.
VACCINATION. The injection by a veterinarian or other qualified person of vaccine approved by, and administered in accordance with, the provisions of this chapter and the resolutions of the City Council.
VICIOUS ANIMAL. Any animal which, according to records of the appropriate authority, has inflicted serious injury on a human being on public or private property; any animal that, according to records of appropriate authority, has killed or seriously injured a domestic animal while on or off of the owner’s property; any animal owned or harbored primarily or in part for the purpose of fighting or any animal trained for fighting; any unleashed animal which chases or approaches a person upon the streets, sidewalks, or any public or private property in a menacing fashion or apparent attitude of attack; any animal of a known propensity, tendency, or disposition to attack, to cause injury, or to otherwise threaten the safety of human beings or animals.
(Prior Code, § 6.04.010) (Ord. 98-5, passed - -; Ord. 18-05, passed 6-1-2018; Ord. 22-03, passed 8-4-2022)
(A) Vicious animals prohibited. It is unlawful for any person(s) to keep, maintain, or have in his, her, or their possession or under their control within the city any vicious animal.
(B) Specific canine breeds prohibited as vicious. It is unlawful for anyone to have in his, her, or their possession or control any of the following breeds of canines within the city:
(1) Wolves;
(2) Coyotes; and
(3) Any cross/mix thereof.
(C) Exemptions for animals that are provoked.
(1) It is recommended that no animal be declared vicious if the threat, injury, or damage was sustained by a person who, at the time, was committing a willful trespass or other tort upon the premises occupied by the owner or keeper of the animal or was teasing, tormenting, abusing, or assaulting the animal or has, in the past, been observed or reported to have teased, tormented, abused, or assaulted the animal or was committing or attempting to conduct a crime.
(2) If any dog is of a vicious disposition or has dangerous habits or is suspected of being diseased, law enforcement shall notify the owner or possessor of such dog orally or by posting a written private or public notice to confine or muzzle such dog; if, thereafter, such owner or possessor fails to comply with such notice, law enforcement are authorized, empowered, and directed to kill or cause to be killed such animal, whether found running at large or upon the premises of the owner of such dog, without first needing to impound such animal.
(D) Impoundment and authorization to destroy. Any animal involved in an unprovoked attack which results in serious injury to any human or another animal shall be impounded immediately. If unable to be captured, any law enforcement officer is authorized to destroy the animal to prevent further endangerment to another animal or human life. Any animal impounded for an unprovoked attack which results in injury to any animal or human shall be kept in impoundment until it can be determined, by the City Council, what action shall be taken. Unless permitted by the City Council, no vicious animal shall be permitted to reside in the limits of the city.
(Prior Code, § 6.04.075) (Ord. 05-12, passed - -; Ord. 18-05, passed 6-1-2018; Ord. 22-03, passed 8-4-2022) Penalty, see § 90.99
(A) Licensed animal running at large. It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to allow any animal owned, controlled, or harbored by any person to run at large on the streets, alleys, or property of any other person within the city limits. Any person having an animal within the city limits shall have it tied, leashed, or otherwise controlled upon his or her property. It is unlawful for any person to allow an animal off his or her property without the animal being held on a leash. This practice is hereby declared a nuisance. Upon a written complaint being filed with the Finance Office, a letter will be delivered to or posted on the property of the owners of the animal notifying them of the complaint. All letters shall be delivered or posted by law enforcement.
(Prior Code, § 6.04.060)
(B) Unlicensed animal running at large. Any person whose animal is running at large and has not been licensed with the city will be notified by the city with a letter of warning, delivered or posted by law enforcement, for the first offense and will be allotted ten days to get the animal licensed. All letters shall be posted by law enforcement.
(Prior Code, § 6.04.065)
(Ord. 98-5, passed - -; Ord. 18-05, passed 6-1-2018; Ord. 22-03, passed 8-4-2022) Penalty, see § 90.99
Animals that bark or howl excessively, during the hours of 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., within the city limits are hereby declared a nuisance. Upon a written complaint being filed with the Finance Office, a letter of warning shall be posted by law enforcement at the property of the offending animal. All letters shall be posted by law enforcement.
(Prior Code, § 6.04.070) (Ord. 98-5, passed - -; Ord. 18-05, passed 6-1-2018; Ord. 22-03, passed 8-4-2022) Penalty, see § 90.99
(A) It is unlawful to violate any of the following conditions in or on any land within the corporate limits of the city.
(1) Cruelty to animals. No person shall cruelly or immoderately beat, torture, or injure any animal nor underfeed, overburden, or abandon any animal.
(2) Fowl and other livestock. No person shall keep within the city any ducks, geese, or other domesticated fowl (with the exception of chickens) or any cows, goats, sheep, hogs, pigs, or other livestock except such livestock or poultry as is kept in yards or pens of the railway company for shipping purposes or kept in pens, houses, or yards of the stockyards, packing houses, or butcher shops for the purpose of immediate shipment or slaughter and except such livestock as is necessary on rodeo grounds at the time of a scheduled rodeo for public entertainment or livestock as is necessary for roping events or at the time an animal is scheduled to participate in a public parade.
(a) Chickens will be allowed with the following restrictions.
1. An annual permit is required.
2. A drawing of the location for the chicken coop will be required on the permit.
3. Pens will be allowed in the backyard only.
4. Secured buildings and pens are required; chickens cannot run loose.
5. Neighbors adjacent to the property will need to sign off on the permit for approval.
6. A privacy fence may be required to accommodate neighbors.
7. There shall be a yearly inspection at any time without notice.
8. Domestic hens only, with a limitation of ten, are permissible; roosters are prohibited.
9. Healthy conditions of hens must be maintained.
10. Cleanliness of the enclosures and pens must be maintained.
11. All feed and water shall be kept secure, clean, and in adequate containers.
12. Regulations regarding noncompliance will result in loss of permit.
(b) No person may keep or cause to be kept any place where any fowl of any animals are suffered to fight upon exhibition or for sport upon any wager.
(3) Horses. No person shall keep, within the city, any horses except when such horse or horses shall be kept at least 75 feet from any residential structure.
(4) Pigeons. No person owning or having in his or her charge, control, or possession any pigeons shall suffer, allow, or permit the same to roam or fly at large within the city.
(5) Bees. No person shall keep any bees within the city.
(6) Maintenance of stables and other places where animals kept. No person shall cause or allow any stable or place where any animal is kept to become unclean or unwholesome.
(7) Horses prohibited in parks and parkways. No person shall lead, drive, or ride any horse upon any lawn, flower bed, sidewalk, or any other area in any city park or upon any parkway.
(B) Impoundment. Any livestock or animals that are in the city illegally shall be impounded by law enforcement. Law enforcement may destroy any sick or injured animal which has been impounded, if its condition is such as to make its destruction necessary or desirable.
(Prior Code, § 6.04.095) (Ord. 18-05, passed 6-1-2018; Ord. 19-01, passed 6-3-2019; Ord. 20-03, passed 7-16-2020) Penalty, see § 90.99
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