Sec. 4-4. Animals running at large. (a)No person shall suffer or permit an animal in his possession, or kept by him about his premises, to run at-large on any unenclosed land, or trespass upon any enclosed or unenclosed lands of another. (b)Any citizen may, or law enforcement officer shall, seize any animal found unaccompanied by its owner or keeper and running at-large on any road, street, or other public place, or trespassing on any premises other than the owner. (c)For purpose of this section, any person, business, corporation, or other legal entity that keeps in his care, harbors, acts as custodian, or permits an animal to remain on or about his premises, or is the registered owner of such animal, shall be deemed the owner and/or keeper of said animal. (d)Any owner and/or keeper permitting his animal to run at-large shall be in violation of this section and shall be penalized as provided in section 4-27 (e)It shall be unlawful for any person to release or entice any animal secured by the owner and/or keeper within his yard outside of the premises of such keeper and/or owner. (f)Every female animal in heat shall be confined in a building or secured enclosure in such a manner that such female animal cannot come into contact with other animals except for planned breeding. (Ord. No. 04-9-4, § I, 9-7-04) Sec. 4-5. Public nuisance. (a)Every owner and/or keeper of animals shall exercise proper care and control of such animals so as to prevent the animals from creating and/or becoming a public nuisance. It shall be unlawful to otherwise harbor or keep any animal which is a public nuisance; disturbing the health or repose of the residents; attacking or molesting passersbys or other animals; being repeatedly at large; chasing vehicles; scratching on or digging into or urinating or defecating upon lawns, shrubs, buildings or any property either public or private other than property of the owner and/or keeper of such an animal shall be deemed to be the creation of public nuisance and the owner and/or keeper of the animal causing such public nuisance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (b)In the case of a nuisance by defecation, the owner and/or keeper must remove all feces and dispose of them in a sanitary manner. (c)Premises on which animals are kept shall be maintained so as to prevent disagreeable odors arising there from, or the presence or breeding of flies, mosquitoes and other pests. Provisions shall be made for the removal and disposal of animal and food wastes, bedding, dead animals and debris. Disposal facilities shall be so provided and operated as to minimize vermin infestation, odors and disease hazards.
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