(A) (1) Any person who owns or has under his or her care a dog, animal of the dog kind, or fox shall not allow said animal to run at large in the city, and said animal, while present within the city, shall either be on a leash which has been tied to an immovable object, or confined within an enclosure sufficient to keep said animal restrained from escaping such enclosure.
(2) No dog, animal of the dog kind, or fox shall be leashed to an immovable object so as to permit the animal to walk on or over any public sidewalk or street, or any property of another person other than that of the owner of said animal. Any animal not confined by leash or enclosure as set forth herein is, in addition to the penalties set forth in § 91.999, hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
(B) The owner of a cat, or any other person who has a cat under his or her care or possession, shall not allow said cat to run within the city, unless said cat has been licensed pursuant to § 91.020(B), and the license tag issued by the City Finance Officer is affixed to the cat. A cat with no license, or with no licenses affixed to it, shall be considered to be running at large. A cat shall be considered to be running at large if it is not within the boundaries of the property of its owner or caretaker, or its owner or caretaker is not in its immediate vicinity. An unlicensed cat running at large is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. In addition, a cat running at large may be impounded by the city.
(C) Refer to § 91.090 regarding chickens at large.
(Ord. 2020-05, passed 7-6-2020; Ord. 2024-03, passed 7-1-2024) Penalty, see §
91.999