§ 4-27. Duties of owners or custodian; running at large; falsely identifying an unaltered cat or dog as altered.

(a)

No person shall keep, use, or maintain a dog on any premises unless the dog is provided access to covered structure, dog house, or similar shelter for protection against inclement weather at all times.

(b)

No person owning or having custody or control of any dog or unaltered cat shall cause, permit, or allow the animal to stray or run at large in or upon any public street, sidewalk, park, other public property, or private property of another. Such animal must be leashed, or, if it is a dog, the dog must be under the direct control of the person in custody of the animal. This section shall not apply to any dog actually engaged in the sport of hunting in authorized areas at authorized times and supervised by a competent person.

(c)

It shall be unlawful for the owner or custodian of any animal to permit said animal to be within an area designated as an animal exercise park unless said owner or custodian is physically present and in direct control of the animal at all times while the animal is within said area.

(d)

Violation of this section, including misrepresenting an unaltered cat or dog as altered, shall be punishable as provided in this article.

(Ord. No. 18-068, § 7, 10-2-18)