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9.08.020 - Farming and Ranching Practices#
A.
Treat in Cruel and Inhumane Manner. Needlessly mutilate, or needlessly kill, or carry or transport in any vehicle or other conveyance in a cruel and inhuman manner, any domestic animal or cause any of these acts to be done.
B.
Abandon. Abandon or turn out at large any sick, diseased or disabled animal but such animal shall, when rendered useless by reason of sickness or other disability, be killed by the owner thereof and its carcass disposed of in such manner as to create no nuisance or hazard to health.
C.
Kill or Poison. Unlawfully kill any domestic animal, or to administer poison to any such animal or to expose any poisonous substance with the intent that it shall be taken by any such animal.
D.
Fail to Provide Care. Fail to provide any animal in his charge or custody with necessary sustenance, drink and protection from the elements, or cause any of these acts to be done.
E.
Intentionally Exhibit. Intentionally exhibit any stud, horse or bull or other animal indecently, or let any male animal to any female animal for the purpose of providing entertainment or viewing to any person.
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Maintain Place of Exhibition. Maintain any place where fowl or any animals are suffered to fight upon exhibition or for sport upon any wager.
9.08.040 - Vicious Animals#
A.
Unlawful to Own and Possess. It shall be unlawful for any person to own and possess a vicious dog within the Town. Whenever a prosecution for this offense is commenced under this Section, the dog so involved may not be redeemed, pursuant to the provisions of this Title, while awaiting final decision of the court as to the disposition to be made of such dog.
B.
Disposition After Conviction of Offense. Upon the trial of any offense under this Section, the court may, upon conviction and in addition to the usual judgment of conviction, order the animal control officer or other authorized personnel of the Town to put the dog to death or may order such other disposition of the dog as will protect the inhabitants of the Town.
9.08.060 - Dogs Running at Large#
In accordance with standard fanning and ranching practices, it shall be unlawful for: A.
The owner or keeper of any dog to permit such dog to run at large.
B.
An owner of a dog to permit such dog to go upon or be upon the private property of any person without the permission of the owner or person entitled to the possession of such private property.
Any dog running at large in violation of the provisions of this Section is hereby declared to be a nuisance and a menace to the public health and safety, and the dog shall be taken up and impounded as provided in this Title.
9.08.070 - Disposition of Dead Animals; Violation#
The owner of any animal or fowl that has died or been killed shall remove or bury the carcass of such animal within ten (10) hours after its death; provided, that no horse, cow, ox, or other animal shall be buried within the closely inhabited portions of the Town. A violation of this Title is a class C misdemeanor, subject to penalty as provided in the Title.
9.08.080 - Female Dogs in Heat#
The owner of a female dog in heat shall cause such dog to be penned or enclosed in such a manner as to preclude other dogs from attacking such female dog or being attracted to such female dog so as to create a public nuisance.
9.08.090 - Unlawful to Harbor Stray Dogs#
It shall be unlawful for any person to harbor or keep within the Town any lost or strayed dog without notifying the Animal Control Officer. Whenever any dog shall be found which appears to be lost or strayed, it shall be the duty of the finder to notify the Town Clerk or Animal Control Officer, who shall impound for running at large contrary to the terms of this Title. If there shall be attached to such dog a license tag for the then current fiscal year, the animal control officer shall notify the person to whom such license was issued, at the address given on the license.
9.08.100 - Loud or Offensive Animals#
No person, persons, firm or corporation shall own, keep or harbor any dog which by loud, continued or frequent barking, howling, yelping, or by noxious or offensive orders, or in any other manner, shall annoy, disturb or endanger the health and welfare of any person or neighborhood. The Animal Control Officer may order the impounding of any such nuisance dog pending the resolution of the situation to the satisfaction of the aggrieved party or the courts. A violation of this Section shall be a class C misdemeanor, subject to penalty provided in this Title and such is hereby declared to be a nuisance, and each day a violation is permitted to exist or continue shall constitute a separate offense. This Section shall not apply to the Town dog pound, veterinary hospitals or medical laboratories.