§ 7.12.010. Running at large prohibited.

A.

Every person owning or having charge, care, custody or control of any dog or cat shall keep such dog or cat exclusively upon his own premises by means of appropriate and humane physical restraint; provided, however, that such dog may be off such premises if it is under direct control of a competent person by means of a secure leash or by some other equivalent means of direct physical control, and such cat may be off such premises if it is under direct physical control of a competent person.

B.

The prohibition against an animal running at large shall not apply to:

1.

A cat which has been vaccinated as required by this chapter and which is wearing the required vaccination tags;

2.

A cat that can be identified as having an owner or caregiver by collar and tags, microchip, identifying tattoo, or is an ear tipped cat indicating that it has been processed through the trap-neuter-return protocol; or

3.

A cat whose owner or caregiver can provide documentation of the cat's sterilization.

(Ord. 16807 § 3 (part), 2007; Ord. 16229 § 1 (part), 2006)

(Ord. No. 18472 , § 4, 2-23-2016)