Title 6
Animals
Chapter 6.04
Animal Control

6.04.120 Miscellaneous provisions--Wild animals--Animals on school grounds--Swine--Animals on public ways.

A. The keeping of wild animals must meet all requirements of state and federal laws and fish and wildlife laws.

B.No person shall keep or permit to be kept on his premises any wild, wild-hybrid, or vicious animals for display or for exhibition purposes, whether gratuitously or for a fee unless all requirements of state and federal laws and fish and wildlife laws are met. This section shall not be construed to apply to zoological parks, performing wild animal exhibitions or circuses.

C.No person shall keep or permit to be kept on his premises any wild animal or wild-hybrid as a pet unless all requirements of state and federal laws and fish and wildlife laws are met.

D.Performing animal exhibitions must meet all requirements of state and federal laws.

E.So-called "vicious dogs" or "potentially vicious dogs" when said dogs are part of a performing dog show, circus or animal exhibitions that meets all of the requirements of state and federal laws regarding such performances or exhibitions.

F.Notwithstanding any other ordinance, rule or regulation to the contrary, no person either the owner or keeper of a dog or other animal shall allow his dog or other animal to be upon any school grounds between the hours of eight (8:00) a.m. to four (4:00) p.m. on any day that schools are in session or during any athletic event or contest, regardless of the time of day or whether school is in session or not (except for a school team mascot or service dogs).

H.No swine shall be kept or maintained within the limits of the city, except for the purpose of immediate slaughtering by duly licensed slaughterers; provided, however, that this section shall not prohibit the keeping of swine that are fed garbage or other refuse which is obtained solely from the household of the owner or from the same tract of land where such swine are kept.

I.No person shall permit any sheep, goat, swine, mule, ass, horse or neat cattle belonging to him or under his control, to go at large or depasture in any street, lane or alley, or on any common in the city.

J.No person shall permit any goat, sheep, swine, horse, mule, ox or cow, under his care, to go upon any sidewalk in the city, except for the purpose of crossing such sidewalk to go to or from some adjoining enclosure.

K.No person shall permit any horse, cow, swine, goat, or other grazing animal to go at large in any street.

L.Any owner or keeper of an animal who fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall be subject to a non-criminal ticket in the amount of fifty dollars ($50). Any animal control officer, as defined, may remove the offending animal to a suitable animal shelter and any charges to recover said animal shall be payable by the said owner or keeper. (Added 04/02/2007)