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Home My Public Portal About2000-18 City CodeORDINANCE 2000 -18 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REPLACING ARTICLE 3 OF THE GREENCASTLE CITY CODE BE IT ORDAINED AND ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of Greencastle, Indiana, that Article 3 of the Greencastle City Code, is hereby replaced in its entirety. (See attached Article 3.) NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED that the Common Council approve the Ordinance Amending and Replacing Article 3 of the Greencastle City Code. P SSED A D ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of Greencastle, Indiana this ay of , 2000. COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENCASTLE el Tom Roach Mark anuner Norm Crampton / e Rokicki� %Joe Liechty ti Approved and signed by me this I(FCkday of�, 2000, at q--,Lo o'clock P.M. C�LcCL ATTEST: NanAl. ichael, Mayor Pamela S. Jones, ler reasurer gr \c \OrdAmdArt3 Y See. 6 -26 Loud Animals that Disturb the Peace Prohibited. S No persons shall keep within the City any animal that by loud and frequent barking, howling, yelping, or other animal noises disturbs the peace and quiet or annoys any citizens. See. 6 -27 Name Tags for Dogs Required. No owner or person having custody of any dog shall allow such dog to be on the streets or other public places or upon the lands of others in the City unless such dog is wearing a name tag that gives the name and address of the owner or person having custody of such dog. See. 6 -28 Keeping of Wild or Vicious Animals for Display or Exhibition Prohibited. No person shall keep or permit to be kept on his/her premises a wild or vicious animal for display or for exhibition purposes. This prohibition shall not be construed to apply to zoological parks, performing animal exhibitions, or circuses. Sec. 6 -29 Treatment and Care of Animals. a. No owner or person responsible shall fail to provide his animals with sufficient good and wholesome food and water, proper shelter and protection from the weather, veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering, and humane care and treatment. b. No person shall beat, treat cruelly, torment, overload, overwork, or otherwise abuse an animal, or cause, instigate, or permit any dogfight, cockfight, or other combat between animals or between animals and humans. • c. No owner of an animal shall abandon an animal. d. No person shall knowingly expose any known poisonous substance, whether mixed with food or not, so that the substance is liable to be eaten by any animal; however, it is not unlawful for a person to expose on his /her own property common rat poison mixed only with vegetable substance. Sec. 6 =30 Removal of Animal Waste by Owner of Animal. The owner of every animal shall be responsible for the removal of any excreta deposited by the aniutal on public walks, recreation areas, or private property. Sec. 6 -31 Removal and Disposition of Dead Animals. a. Any person who becomes apprized of the death of any animal owned by him within the City shall, within six (6) hours thereafter, cause the animal to be removed and buried or disposed of so as not to become a nuisance. b. When such animal is killed by any person other than its owner and the person who killed it is known, the owner shall not be compelled to remove the animal, and the animal shall be removed by the person who killed it. See. 6 -32 Restrictions on the Operation of Kennels, Stables, and Other Animal Pens and Shelters. • No person shall keep within the City any pig sty, kennel, stable, or other animal pen or shelter in such a manner as to create or cause any offensive or noxious smell or condition or d. In addition to the above, the o«ner shall be responsible for any court costs and attorneys fees associated with collection of the above amounts. • Sec. 6 -24 Confinement or Muzzling Dogs upon Order of County Board of Health. a. Whenever the Putnam County Board of Health determines that there is danger of the existence or spread of hydrophobia within or near the City, it may issue an order requiring any person owning, possessing, or having the care and control of any dog either to confine or to muzzle such animal for a term of not less than thirty (30) nor more than sixty (60) days after the date of such order. b. The order of the Putnam County Board of Health shall be published in one (1) issue of a daily newspaper published in the City or a printed copy thereof shall be posted in at least three (3) public places in the City. c. Any person subject to the order of the Putnam County Board of Health shall, during the period of time specified therein: 1. confine such animal so as to prevent it from biting any other animal or being bitten thereby; or 2. securely and effectually muzzle it in such manner as to make it impossible for the animal to bite any person or any other animal. d. No muzzle is lawful unless it is of such form, material, and strength ans so attached and fastened as to effectually prevent an animal from biting. • e. Any dog that is found running at large within the City without a muzzle during the time specified in the order of the Putnam County Board of Health is declared to be a nuisance. f Upon the issuance and publication of the order of the Putnam County Board of Health and after the expiration of twenty -four (24) hours from such publication, the law enforcement authorities shall kill any dog running at large within the City during the time specified in such order unless it is securely and effectually muzzled as required by this Section. Sec. 6 -25 Control and Disposition of Vicious Animals. a. No person shall keep or permit any vicious animal within the City unless the animal is secured by a chain on his premises or is muzzled to prevent the animal from biting. b. Any dog that has bitten or attacked any person or other animal shall be considered vicious and shall be impounded for a period of ten (10) days or so long as the Putnam County Board of Health may otherwise determine. In lieu of impounding the dog at the animal shelter, the owner, at his expense, may provide for such dog to be delivered by the humane officer to a commercial kennel operated by a licensed veterinarian for such period. After such period, the animal shall be released or disposed of as the humane officer shall direct. c. Any unmuzzled animal that is found running at large and is believed to be vicious may be destroyed by law enforcement authorities. 0 1D I.C., § 15- 2.1 -6 -1, et seq., addresses Rabies quarantine procedures and healthcare requirements. maintain or use any such animal pen or shelter constructed in such manner as to permit the contents of filth therein to run or wash upon the premises owned or occupied by another or upon ® any street or other public place. Sec. 6 -33 Restriction on the Sale of Young Animals. a. No person shall sell or offer for sale, raffle, offer or give as a prize, premium, or advertising device, or display in any store, shop, carnival, or other place any chick, duckling, gosling, or rabbit that has been dyed or otherwise colored artificially. b. No person shall sell or offer for sale, raffle, or offer or give as a prize, premium, or advertising device, or display in any store, shop, carnival, or advertising device any chicks, ducklings, or goslings younger than four (4) weeks of age in quantities of less than twelve (12) birds to each individual person. c. All stores, shops, vendors, and others offering chicks, ducklings, or goslings for sale shall provide and operate brooders or other heating devices that may be necessary to maintain the chicks, ducklings, or goslings in good health and shall keep adequate food and water available to the birds at all times. d. No person shall raffle or offer or give as a prize, premium, or advertising device any live vertebrate animal. e. This section does not prohibit the lawful sale of animals where proper precautions are made for the health and safety of the animals and the sale is conducted in such a manner so as not to create a public nuisance. Sec. 6 -34 Restrictions on Time when Livestock or Poultry May be Kept in a Sales Barn. Any owner or operator of any sales barn within the City shall not keep within the sales barn any livestock or poultry before 6:00 a.m. or later than 11:00 p.m. of the day on which such animals are delivered at the sales barn; however, when weather conditions are such that to remove the livestock or poultry would be dangerous to the lives of such animals, the animals may remain in the sales barn until the weather permits their removal. Sec. 6 -35 Violations and Penalties. Any person who violates any provision of the Chapter commits a Class C ordinance violation and shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00). Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate violation and shall carry a $50.00 fine unless specifically stated otherwise herein. Sec. 6 -36 through Sec. 6 -39 Reserved for Future Use. CJ