City of Glenwood Animal Protection & Control

CODE OF ORDINANCES

CITY OF GLENWOOD

CHAPTER 55

55.01 DEFINITIONS

The following terms are defined for use in the chapters of this Code of Ordinances pertaining to Animal Protection and Control:

1. "Animal" means a nonhuman vertebrate.

2. "At Large" means off the premises of the animal's owner and not under the control of a competent person, restrained within a motor vehicle, or housed in a veterinary hospital or kennel.

3. "Owner" means any person owning, keeping, sheltering or harboring an animal.

55.06 AT LARGE PROHIBITED

No owner of any dog shall, knowingly or unknowingly, permit such dog to run at large, whether the dog be licensed or unlicensed.

55.07 BOTHERSOME ANIMALS

It is unlawful for a person to keep within the city bothersome animals such as bees, cattle, donkeys, mules, horses, swine, sheep, goats, fowl and geese, which tend to disrupt the peace and good order of the community.

55.08 DAMAGE OR INTERFERENCE

It is unlawful for the owner of an animal to allow or permit such animal to pass upon the premises of another thereby causing damage to, or interference with, the premises.

55.09 ANNOYANCE OR DISTURBANCE

It is 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.

55.10 VICIOUS ANIMALS

It is unlawful for any person to harbor or keep a vicious animal within the City. An animal is deemed to be vicious when it has attacked or bitten any person without provocation, or when propensity to attack or bite persons exixts and is known or ought reasonably to be known to the owner. In addition to any remedies provided by this chapter, the City may cause removal of any vicious animal in accord with the provisions and procedures set forth in Chapter 54 of the Code of Ordinance.

55.11 RABIES VACCINATION

Every owner of a dog shall obtain a rabies vaccination for such animal. It is unlawful for any person to own or have a dog in the person's possession, six months of age or over, which has not been vaccinated against rabies. Dogs kept in kennels and not allowed to run at large are not subject to these vaccination requirements.

55.19 LICENSE REQUIRED - EXCEPTION

All dogs six months old or older kept, harbored or maintained by their owners in the City shall be licensed annually by their owners as provided in this chapter, and it is unlawful for the owner of any dog to fail to properly license the animal except that the following dogs need not be licensed provided they are properly immunized against rabies:

1. Dogs which are kept and raise solely for the bona fide purpose of sale and which are kept under constant restraint in a kennel pursuant ot Chapter 162 of the Iowa Code, i.e. "Kennel Dogs";

2. Guide dogs, owned by a blind or partially sighted person, and specifically trained to aid such person;

3. Dogs that are under the control of the owner or handlers, and which are in transit or are to be exhibited if they are to be within the City for less than thirty (30) days;

4. Service dogs specially trained, maintained and owned for the primary purpose of assisting a physically disabled person with daily living activities necessary to sustain a normal quality of life.

55.20 LICENSE APPLICATION - PROCEDURE AND FEES

1. The owner of a dog for which a license is required shall on or before December 31 of each year apply to the Loess Hills Humane Society for a license for each dog owned by owner.

2. Such application shall be in writing on forms provided by the Loess Hills Humane Society and shall state the breed, sex, age, color, markings and name, if any, of the dog, and the name, address and telephone number of the owner, and such application shall be signed by the owner.

3. Prior to a license being issued for any dog, the owner must present evidence with the application that the dog has been vaccinated against rabies. Such evidence shall be a certificate of vaccinations signed by a licensed veterinarian, and the certificate shall show that the vaccination is valid for a minimum of thirty (30) days from the date the license is purchased.

4. The annual license fee shall be $10.00 for each dog which has been spayed or neutered, and $25.00 for each dog which is unaltered.

5. All licenses shall expire on January 31 of the following year in which the license was issued.

6. The annual license fee shall become delinquent on March 31 of the year in which the same is due and payable as required in this section, and shall be considered delinquent thirty days after such animal has come into the possession of the owner or reached six months of age. A penalty fee shall be added to the cost of each unpaid license fee on and after such date according to the schedule posted by the Loess Hlls Humane Society.

55.21 TRANSFER OR CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP

When the permanent ownership of a dog is transferred, the new owner shall within ten working days from the date of change of ownership make aplication for a new license as provided under the provisions of this section and shall pay the annual fee. It is unlawful for the new owner of any dog to fail to make application for a new license within the time herein specified.

55.22 TAGS DISPLAYED

Upon an application and payment of the license fee, a license certificate shall be issued to the owner. The tag shall have stamped thereon the year for which it was issued and the number corresponding with the number on the certificate. Every owner shall be required to provide each dog with a substantial collar or harness to which the license tag shall be affixed, and the owner shall see that collar or harness bearing the license tag is constantly worn. Is is unlawful for an owner to fail to insure that the license tag is at all times worn by the dog and any dog found not wearing a license tag shall be deemed not to be licensed and not have a current rabies vaccination and shall be treated as unlicensed and unvaccinated under the terms of the City and State laws.

55.26 UNHEALTHFUL OR UNSANITARY CONDITIONS

1. An owner shall keep all structures, pens, coops or yards wherein animals are confined clean, devoid of vermin and free of odors arising from feces.

2. No owner of any animals, or person in possession thereof, shall permit the animal to discharge feces upon any public or private property, other than the property of the owner of the animal. The owner or person in possession shall be deemed to permit the animal's discharge of feces if the owner does not immediately thereafter take steps to remove and clean up the feces from the property.

3. All feces removed as aforesaid shall be placed in an airtight container and shall be stored in a sanitary manner in an appropriate refuse container until it is removed pursuant to refuse collection procedures or otherwise disposed of in a sanitary manner.

4. An owner may, as an alternative to subsection 3 above, collect the feces and turn it under the surface of the owner's soil in any manner that prevents odor or collection of vermin.