Discussion and Review of Tiffin Municipal Code Revisions — Council Updates

CHAPTER 55 ANIMAL PROTECTION AND CONTROL 55.01 Definitions 55.11 Owner’s Duty 55.02 Animal Neglect 55.12 Confinement 55.03 Livestock Neglect 55.13 At Large: Impoundment 55.04 Abandonment of Cats and Dogs 55.14 Disposition of Animals 55.05 Livestock 55.15 Pet Awards Prohibited 55.06 At Large Prohibited 55.16 Penalty Provisions 55.07 Damage or Interference 55.17 Tampering With A Rabies Vaccination Tag 55.08 Annoyance or Disturbance 55.18 Tampering With An Electronic Handling Device 55.09 Dogs and Cats Limits 55.19 False Representation of Service Animal 55.10 Accumulation of Wastes 55.01 DEFINITIONS. The following terms are defined for use in this chapter. 1. “Advertise” means to present a commercial message in any medium, including (but not limited to) print, radio, television, sign, display, label, tag, or articulation. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 717E.1(1)) 2. “Animal” means a nonhuman vertebrate. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 717B.1(1)) 3. “Animal shelter” means a facility which is used to house or contain dogs or cats, or both, and which is owned, operated, or maintained by an incorporated humane society, animal welfare society, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or other nonprofit organization devoted to the welfare, protection, and humane treatment of such animals. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 162.2(3)) 4. “At large” means off the premises of the owner and not under the control of a competent person, restrained within a motor vehicle, or housed in a veterinary hospital or kennel. 5. “Business” means any enterprise relating to any of the following: (Code of Iowa, Sec. 717E.1(2)) A. The sale or offer for sale of goods or services. B. A recruitment for employment or membership in an organization. C. A solicitation to make an investment. D. An amusement or entertainment activity. 6. “Commercial establishment” means an animal shelter, boarding kennel, commercial breeder, commercial kennel, dealer, pet shop, pound, public auction, or research facility. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 717.B1(5)) 7. “Community cat” means any free roaming cat that may be cared for by one or more residents of an immediate area who are known or unknown; a community cat may or may not be feral. CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 445 -