Chapter 57 – Dangerous And Vicious Animals

CITY OF TIFFIN ORDINANCE NO. 2008 AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NOS. 1979-80 AND 1984-125 AND 1985-136 ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR THE CONTROL OF ALL ANIMALS WITHIN THE CITY AND PRESCRIBING A PROCEDURE FOR DISPOSITION OF DANGEROUS AND VICIOUS ANIMALS BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Tiffin, Iowa: Section 1. Purpose. The purpose of this Ordinance is to repeal existing ordinances for the regulation of animals and establish a new ordinance for the regulation of all animals, including dangerous and vicious animals, within the City for the protection of the health and well-being of the citizens. Section 2. Repealing. Ordinance Nos. 1979-80, 1984-125, and 1986-136 are hereby repealed. Section 3. Definitions. A. "Animal" means all living creatures not human. B. "At large" defines the location of any animal that is not: 1. on its owner's residential lot, tethered or within an enclosed or invisible fence; or 2. under the control of its owner or a competent person by restraint with a leash; or 3. in temporary confinement either tethered or within an enclosed or invisible fence upon a residential lot with that property owner's consent; or 4. within a public or private kennel or veterinary hospital; or 5. within a motor vehicle; or 6. enclosed within a structure.