Ordinances-1979-80

ORDINANCE NO. 1979-80 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CONTROL OF DOGS AND PRESCRIBING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION, AND ACTING IN LIEU THEREOF, AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE IMPOUNDING AND KEEPING OF ANIMALS IN THE CITY OF TIFFIN, IOWA BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Tiffin, Iowa: SECTION I. Definition: As used in this Chapter the following terms are defined: 1. "Animals" shall mean all living creatures, not human; 2. "At large" shall mean any animal found off the premises of its owner and not under the control of a competent person. Not being restrained on a leash, restrained in a motor vehicle, or house, veterinary hospital, or kennel; 3. "Owner" means any person owning, keeping, sheltering or harboring an animal; 4. "Licensed Dog" shall mean any dog bearing a currently valid tag under Chapter 351 of the Code of Iowa. SECTION II. Animals Running at Large: It shall be unlawful for an owner to allow dogs, cats, swine, sheep or other similar animals or fowl to run at large in the corporate limits of the City. SECTION III. Bothersome Animals: It shall be unlawful for a person to keep within the City such bothersome animals as barking dogs, bees, cattle, horses, swine and sheep which tend to disrupt the peace and good order of the community unless kept on property zoned agricultural. SECTION IV. Damage or Interference: It shall be unlawful for the owner of an animal to allow or to let such animal to pass on the premises of another thereby causing damage to or interference with the premises. SECTION V. Number of Dogs: It shall be unlawful for any person to keep upon property zoned residential, more than two dogs, except for pups. In the event that a female dog has pups the above regulation to two dogs, shall not apply until such pups are eight (8) weeks of age, at which time they will be considered dogs, and fall under the two dogs limitation. SECTION VI. Annoyance or Disturbance: It shall be unlawful for the owner of a dog to allow or permit such dog to cause serious annoyance or disturbance to any person or persons by frequent and habitual howling, yelping, barking or otherwise; or by running after or chasing persons, bicycles, automobiles or other vehicles.