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Section 4-27 Keeping of animals.
(a) General requirements. (1) Every person desiring to keep animals within the corporate limits of the city shall provide and maintain adequate and sanitary facilities for the keeping of such animals in accordance with the standards required by the provisions of this article and the laws of the state. (2) In addition every dog and cat kept within the corporate limits of the city shall be inoculated at least annually by a licensed and accredited veterinarian with a recognized antirabies vaccine, approved by the state department of human resources. Each such dog and cat shall wear a tag showing current antirabies inoculation. (b) Restraint requirement. Every owner of an animal shall keep such animal under control to prevent its being at large. When animals are off the owner's premises, they must at all times be under the direct control of such owner or other competent person by means of a secure leash, or other such device, not over ten (10) feet in length or secured within a vehicle. (c) Nuisances. It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep, possess or maintain an animal in such a manner as to constitute a public nuisance. Whenever an animal is kept in such manner as to constitute a nuisance, the owner or keeper thereof shall be subject to the provisions of section 1-6 of this Code. (Ord. of 3-12-90(2), 1; Ord. of 3-23-98, I)
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