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This Ordinance prepared by Nancy Eckert, City Clerk, 715 Mulberry
-IKStreet, Waterloo, Iowa.
ORDINANCE NO. 4939
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2007 WATERLOO CODE
OF ORDINANCES BY REPEALING SECTION 5-1B-1,
DEFINITIONS; SECTION 5-1B-2, KEEPING OF
DANGEROUS ANIMAL PROHIBITED; AND SUBSECTION
A, REPORT REQUIRED: INFORMATION, OF SECTION
5-1B-3, REGULATIONS ON KEEPING, OF CHAPTER 1,
ANIMAL CONTROL, OF ARTICLE B, DANGEROUS
ANIMAL AND DOGS, OF TITLE 5, POLICE
REGULATIONS; AND ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF A
NEW SECTION 5-1B-1, DEFINITIONS; SECTION 5-
1B-2, KEEPING OF DANGEROUS ANIMAL PROHIBITED;
AND SUBSECTION A, REPORT REQUIRED:
INFORMATION, OF SECTION 5-1B-3, REGULATIONS
ON KEEPING, OF CHAPTER 1, ANIMAL CONTROL, OF
ARTICLE B, DANGEROUS ANIMAL AND DOGS, OF
TITLE 5, POLICE REGULATIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA:
That Section 5-1B-1, Definitions; Section 5-1B-2, Keeping of
Dangerous Animal Prohibited; and Subsection A, Report Required:
Information, of Section 5-1B-3, Regulations on Keeping, of
Chapter 1, Animal Control, of Article B, Dangerous Animal and
Dogs, of Title 5, Police Regulations, of the 2007 Code of
Ordinances of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, be and the same hereby
repealed in their entirety; that a new Section 5-1B-1,
Definitions; Section 5-1B-2, Keeping of Dangerous Animal
Prohibited; and Subsection A, Report Required: Information, of
Section 5-1B-3, Regulations on Keeping, of Chapter 1, Animal
Control, of Article B, Dangerous Animal and Dogs, of Title 5,
Police Regulations, are hereby enacted in lieu thereof as
follows:
CHAPTER 1
ANIMAL CONTROL
ARTICLE B. DANGEROUS ANIMALS AND DOGS
5-1B-1: DEFINITIONS:
DANGEROUS ANIMAL:
A. Any animal or species of animal which is not naturally
tame or gentle, and which is of a wild nature of
disposition, and which is capable of killing,
inflicting serious injury upon, or causing disease
among human beings or domestic animals and having
tendencies as a species to do so; or
B. Any animal declared to be dangerous by the City Council
or an animal control officer.
C. The following animals or species of animals shall be
deemed dangerous:
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1. All felids, except felis domestica (domestic
cats) .
2. All ursids (bears).
3. All canids, except canis familiaris (dogs).
4. All non -human primates.
5. All crocodilians.
6. All venomous and constricting snakes.
7. All venomous reptiles.
8. All venomous arachnids.
9. All mustelids, except domestic ferrets.
D. In addition to the exceptions stated in subsection C of
this section, the following animals shall not be
considered dangerous animals, but nonetheless may be
subject to applicable zoning requirements:
1. Animals kept for farming purposes, including but
not limited to cattle, bison, pigs, horses,
poultry, ostriches, emus, goats, sheep, antelope,
llamas, and alpacas.
2. Constricting snakes whose adult length is less
than six feet, and specifically limited to corn
snakes, king snakes, garter snakes, ribbon snakes,
rat snakes, milk snakes, rosy boas, and ball
pythons.
3. Hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, domestic rabbits,
and domestic rats.
DANGEROUS DOG:
A. Any dog with a known propensity, tendency, or
disposition to attack unprovoked, to cause injury to,
or to otherwise endanger the safety of humans or other
domestic animals; or
B. Any dog which attacks a human being or other domestic
animal without provocation.
GUARD DOG:
Any dog trained or used to protect persons or property by
attacking or threatening to attack any person found within the
area patrolled by the dog and that is either securely enclosed
within that area at all times or under the continuous control of
a trained handler.
5-1B-2: KEEPING OF DANGEROUS ANIMALS PROHIBITED:
A. No person shall keep, shelter, or harbor as a pet,
guard, or for other purpose, within the city, a
"dangerous animal" as defined herein, except as
provided in subsection B of this section.
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B. The prohibition contained in subsection A of this
section shall not apply to the keeping of dangerous
animals in the following circumstances:
1. The keeping of dangerous animals in a bona fide,
licensed veterinary hospital for treatment.
2. Any dangerous animals under the jurisdiction of
and in the possession of the conservation
commission, pursuant to Iowa Code chapters 109 and
109A.
3. The keeping of dangerous animals at the Cedar Bend
Humane Society.
4. The keeping of dangerous animals in a public zoo,
bona fide educational or medical institute or
museum where they are kept as live specimens for
the public viewing or for purposes of research,
study or instruction.
5. The keeping of dangerous animals for purposes of
bona fide religious practice or ritual.
6. The keeping of dangerous animals for exhibition to
the public by a traveling circus, carnival,
exhibit or show that is duly licensed by the city.
5-1B-3: REGULATIONS ON KEEPING:
A. Report Required; Information: Every person owning,
keeping, sheltering or harboring a dangerous animal
pursuant to subsection 5 -1B -2B of this article shall
report such fact, in writing, to the animal control
officer together with the following information:
1. The species name of each animal;
2. The number of such animals of each such species
kept on the premises;
3. A physical description of each such animal,
including any pet names to which it might respond;
4. The location of such animal or animals within the
city, including the location of the cage or place
of confinement upon or in the premises wherein the
animal or animals are kept;
5. In the case of poisonous dangerous animals, the
location of the nearest source of antivenom for
that species; and
6. The specific purpose for which the animal is kept
and any use that will be made of the animal.
INTRODUCED: April 20, 2009
PASSED 1St CONSIDERATION: April 20, 2009
PASSED 2nd CONSIDERATION: April 20, 2009
PASSED 3rd CONSIDERATION: April 20, 2009
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Waterloo, Iowa, on the 20th day of April, 2009, and approved by
the Mayor on the 22nd day of April, 2009.
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ATTEST:
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Nancy Eck t, CMC
City Cle
CERTIFICATE
I, Nancy Eckert, City Clerk of the City of Waterloo, Iowa,
do hereby certify that the preceding is a true and complete copy
of Ordinance No. 4939 as passed and adopted by the Council of the
City of Waterloo, Iowa, on the 20th day of April, 2009.
Witness my hand and seal of office this 22nd day of April,
2009.