Section 1. Cruelty. No person shall cruelly treat any animal in this city in any way; any person who inhumanely beats, underfeeds, overloads, or abandons any animal shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this section.
Section 2. Dangerous Animals. It shall be unlawful to permit any dangerous animal or vicious animal of any kind to run at large within the city; exhibitions or parades of animals which are ferae naturae in the eyes of the law may be conducted only upon securing a permit from the chief of police.
Section 3. Noises. It shall be unlawful to harbor or keep any animals which disturb the peace by loud noises at any time of the day or night.
Section 4. Strays. It shall be unlawful to permit any cattle, horse, swine, sheep, goats, or poultry to run at large in the city. It shall further be unlawful to picket or tie any such animal in any of the streets of the city for the purpose of grazing or feeding.
Section 5. Killing dangerous animals. The members of the police department in the city, are authorized to kill any dangerous animals of any kind when it is necessary for the protection of any person or property.
Section 6. Diseased animals. No domestic animal afflicted with a contagious or infectious disease shall be allowed to run at large, or to be exposed in any public place whereby the health of man or beast may be affected; nor shall such diseased animal be shipped or removed from the premises of the owner thereof, except under the supervision of the chief of police or the county health officer.
Section 7. Housing. No person shall cause or allow any stable or place where any animal is or may be kept to become unclean, or unwholesome, and it shall be unlawful to keep any live swine or pigs in the city.
It shall be unlawful to keep or have any goats anywhere in the city, or any cattle, hogs, or chickens within 150 feet to any residence, other than the residence of the person so keeping or having such animals, anywhere in the city.
Section 8. Area requirements. A minimum of two (2) acres total area shall be required to keep, maintain, tether, confine or house sheep, horses, cattle, swine or similar domestic animals anywhere in the city. It shall be unlawful for more than three (3) such animals in any such animals per acre, in any direction, to be upon such premises. The shelter for such animals in any structure, whether temporary or permanent, must be 150 feet distant from any public property, church or any building used for residence by other that the owner of such animals.
Section 9. Dangerous dogs. No vicious, dangerous, ferocious or dog sick with or liable to communicate hydrophobia or other contagious or infectious disease shall be permitted to run at large in the city.
Section 10. Running at large. No person shall permit any dog to be at large in the City of Quitman at any time. Dogs are at large when the animal is in any public street, alley, park or other public grounds, or when off the premises of the owner or person who has control of said dog, and not constrained by a leash, or under the immediate control of the owner or the person who has custody of the dog.
Section 11. Disturbing the peace. No person owning any dog shall suffer or permit such dog to disturb the peace and quiet of the neighborhood by barking, making other loud or unusual noises, or by running through or across lawns, cultivated gardens or fields.
Section 12. Nuisances. Any animal found in the city under conditions contrary to those set forth above is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
Section 13. Restriction of animals within central business district. Except as permitted in an authorized parade, it shall be unlawful for any person to use any animal or animal-drawn conveyance upon any public right of way within the central business district as defined herein. For the purpose of this section, the central business district shall be that portion of the city within two (2) blocks of the Clake County Courthouse in any direction.
Section 14. Penalty. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars for each offense, and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
Section 15. This ordinance supersedes conflicting ordinances and shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as required by law, the public necessity requiring it.
Passed by the Board of Aldermen and approved by the Mayor, on the 1st day of July, 1986.