Chapter 4 ANIMALS



Section 4-34 Prohibited acts.

 

     (a)    It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog or cat to allow, cause or permit such dog or  cat to enter any public hall, restaurant, ice cream parlor, soft drink parlor, or any office or store  during such time that such office or store is open for public business, unless the dogs or cats are on a leash or otherwise under the immediate control of such owner.

         (1)  Owners of dogs or cats may allow, cause, or  permit such dog or cat to enter City parks as  long as the dogs or cats are on a leash or otherwise under the immediate control of such owner, with the exception of the Remington Park Sports Complex, where all pet animals of any kind,  including, but not limited to, dogs, cats and horses, shall be prohibited at all times.

     (b)    It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog or cat to allow, cause or permit such dog or  cat to be in any hallway of any building occupied by two or more families, unless such dog or cat  is effectively caged, physically carried or held by a leash by a person thoroughly capable,  physically and mentally, of controlling such dog or cat.

     (c)    The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this  section shall not apply to guide dogs, hearing dogs, and service dogs properly trained to assist blind, deaf and mobility-impaired persons when such dogs are actually being used by such persons for the purpose of aiding them in going  from place to place. As used in this section, "hearing dog" means a dog trained to alert its owner by touch to sounds of danger and sounds to which the owner should respond.

     (d)    It shall be unlawful for any person to own or harbor any dog for the purpose of dog fighting.

     (e)    It shall be unlawful for any person to train, torment, badger, bait or use any dog in such manner as to cause or encourage such dog to make unprovoked attacks upon human beings or domestic animals.

 (Ord. of 3-23-98,   I)



 

(2002-1-14-4-34, Amended, 01/14/2002, Prior Text)