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At no time will a domestic animal be tied, penned or confined in the side area located between the residences, nor will a domestic animal house or domestic animal pen be placed in the side area located between the residences. Domestic animal houses and domestic animal pens shall be considered as an accessory building and the placement of such must conform with the village’s regulations. The placement of a domestic animal house or domestic animal pen shall be in accordance with the zoning regulations of the village and located a minimum of 35 feet from a neighbor’s residential dwelling.
(Ord., passed 1-25-23)
It shall be unlawful for any owner to permit a domestic animal to be at large. Any domestic animals found to be at large may be confiscated, impounded and held in the Wayne County Animal Shelter. Provided, however, if such domestic animal shows any symptoms or vicious nature as to make it reasonably appear that such domestic animal at the time constitutes a menace to the safety of the one seeking to capture it or any other person, then any law enforcement officer may shoot, or otherwise kill the same on the spot, in as humane a manner as practical and with due regard to the safety of others.
(Ord., passed 1-25-23)
(A) The area embraced within the corporate limits of the village is hereby designated as a bird sanctuary.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, kill, trap, or otherwise take any domestic or wild bird within the corporate limits of the village except pursuant to a permit issued by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission under G.S. 113-274(c)(1a) or under any other license or permit of the Wildlife Resources Commission specifically made valid for use in taking birds within city limits. In accordance with G.S. 160A-188, this section does not protect any birds classed as a pest under Article 22A of Chapter 113 of the General Statutes and the Structural Pest Control Act of North Carolina of 1955 or the North Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971.
(Ord., passed 1-25-23)v
No owner, keeper or person in charge of the possession and/or control of any dog or other animal shall cause or allow the dog or other animal to defecate or otherwise commit any nuisance on any street, sidewalk, park, public right-of-way, other publicly-owned area or upon any private property without the permission of the owner or occupant of the property, unless the excrement is immediately removed by owner, keeper or person in charge of the possession and/or control of any dog or other animal, and deposited in an appropriate waste container.
(Ord., passed 1-25-23)
(A) Enforcement of this chapter may be by injunction, restraining order, or order of abatement in a court of competent jurisdiction, as provided by G.S. 160A-175(d) and (e).
(B) (1) (a) The violation of any provision of this chapter shall subject the owner of the animal to a civil penalty of:
1. First violation - $50.
2. Second violation - $75.
3. Succeeding violation - $100.
(b) Said penalty shall be paid within 72 hours of the issuance of a citation for violation of this chapter.
(2) Each days continuing violation of this chapter shall be a separate and distinct offense.
(3) Notwithstanding division (B)(1) above, this provision may also be enforced by appropriate equitable remedies issuing from a court of competent jurisdiction.
(C) Any owner or keeper of any domestic animal who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties in § 10.99 of this code.
(Ord., passed 1-25-23)