Code of Ordinance
› Chapter 14 — ANIMALS › Article II — ANIMALS
Division 2
NUISANCES
Adopted August 30, 2015
Section 14.61
Running at large.
Adopted August 30, 2015
It shall not be lawful for any person owning, keeping, walking, possessing or having charge of any fowl or animal within the corporate limits of the village to:
- (a) Permit or allow said animal to run at large in any street, alley or public place within the village, or upon the premises of another, unless by permission of the owner or occupant of such premises.
- (b) Fail to maintain reasonable controls or physical barriers such that said animal strays beyond the premises upon which it is legally kept, unless such animal is under reasonable control by a person of such age, means and discretion as necessary to physically control said animal. In addition, all dogs shall also be restrained by a fixed chain or leash not exceeding six feet (6') in length.
Section 14.62
Sanitary disposal of animal or fowl feces.
Adopted August 30, 2015
- (a) It shall not be lawful for any person owning, keeping, walking, possessing or having charge of any fowl or animal within the corporate limits of the village to:
- (1) Permit such animal to defecate and to allow the feces to remain upon any public street, sidewalk, pathway, park, pedestrian way, or any public facility, on any school ground, or on any private property not owned or possessed by said person unless the person shall immediately and securely enclose all feces deposited by the animal in a bag, wrapper, or other container and dispose of it in a sanitary manner.
- (2) Permit, either willfully or through failure to exercise due care or control, such animal to commit any nuisance by defecating or urinating upon the sidewalk of any public highway or upon any building, fence or wall immediately abutting on a public sidewalk, or without the consent of the owner or person in lawful occupation thereof, any lawn, yard, or any other private property whatever.
- (b) Any person owning, keeping, walking, possessing or having charge of any fowl or animal on any public street, sidewalk, pathway, park, pedestrian way, or any public facility, on any school ground, or on any private property not owned or possessed by said person shall at all times maintain in his/her possession sufficient suitable wrappers, bags, or containers for the purpose of complying with the requirements of this Section. The failure of such person to carry such wrappers, bags, or containers shall constitute a violation of this Section.
Section 14.63
Noisy and other nuisance animals.
Adopted August 30, 2015
It shall not be lawful for any person to own, harbor, keep or have charge of any fowl or animal which causes serious annoyance amounting to a nuisance or menace to the health, peace or safety of the community for any of the following reasons:
- (a) Frequent or habitual loud barking, yelping, howling, meowing, shrieking, squawking, squealing, whining, or making other sounds in an excessive, continuous, or untimely fashion, which causes distress, discomfort or injury to persons of ordinary sensibilities in the immediate vicinity.
- (b) Destroying property of another person or by trespassing on the property of another person.
- (c) Otherwise cause serious annoyance to the people of the neighborhood in which such animal is kept, or to people utilizing the public walks or streets in such neighborhood. Secs. 14-64—14-80. - Reserved.