6.05.010 Definitions.
For use in this chapter, the following terms are defined:
“Animal” means every wild, tame or domestic member of the animal kingdom other than the genus and species Homo sapiens.
“At large” means any animal found off the premises of his owner, unless with reference to a dog it is:
(a) Attached to a leash of sufficient strength to restrain the dog and not more than six feet in length, when the leash is held by a person capable of restraining and controlling the dog; or
(b) Properly restrained within a motor vehicle or housed in a veterinarian hospital; or
(c) Accompanied by and at “heel” beside the owner or other person.
“Dangerous animal” means (1) any animal which is not naturally tame or gentle, and which is of a wild nature or disposition, and which is capable of killing, inflicting serious injury upon or causing disease among, human beings or domestic animals and having known tendencies as a species to do so; (2) any animals declared to be dangerous by the board of health or the city council or its designee; (3) the following animals which shall be deemed to be dangerous animals per se:
(a) Wolves and coyotes;
(b) Badgers, wolverines, weasels, mink and other mustelids (except ferrets);
(c) Bears;
(d) All apes (including chimpanzees), baboons, and macaques;
(e) Monkeys, except the squirrel monkey;
(f) Elephants;
(g) Wild boar;
(h) Black widow spiders and scorpions;
(i) Snakes which are naturally venomous or poisonous and also constricting snakes;
(j) All cats, except domestic cats (Carnivora of the family Felidae, including but not limited to lions, cougars, tigers, jaguars, leopards, lynx, bobcats, etc.);
(k) Raccoons, opossums, and skunks;
(l) Alligators and crocodiles;
(m) Dangerous Dogs. “Dangerous dogs” means (i) any dog with a propensity, tendency, or disposition to attack, to cause injury to, or to otherwise endanger the safety of humans or other domestic animals; or (ii) any pit bull terrier which shall be defined as any Staffordshire Bull Terrier breed of dog or any mixed breed of dog which contains as an element of its breeding the breed of Staffordshire Terrier as to be identifiable as partially of the breed of Staffordshire Bull Terrier or American Staffordshire Terrier by a qualified veterinarian duly licensed as such by the state.
“Dog” means both male and female animals of the canine species.
“Health department” means the health department of the city of Ida Grove or the county having jurisdiction.
“Horse” means a large solid-hoofed herbivorous mammal (Equus caballus).
“Kennel” means any premises on which four or more dogs, or four or more cats, six months old or older, are kept for temporary boarding and which are kept under constant restraint.
Meaning of Certain Words. Words used in the singular include the plural, and the plural the singular; the masculine gender includes the feminine and the feminine the masculine.
“Owner” means any person owning, keeping, sheltering or harboring an animal.
“Person” means any individual, association, partnership, or corporation, and includes any officer, employee, or agency thereof.
“Pet shop” means any person, partnership or corporation engaged in the business of breeding, buying, selling or boarding animals of any species, except the operation of kennels, agriculture or wildlife pursuits.
“Riding school” or “horse stable” means any person, partnership or corporation engaged in the business of teaching persons to ride horses, or providing horses to ride for a fee.
“Veterinarian hospital” means a public establishment regularly maintained and operated by a licensed veterinarian for the diagnosis and treatment of diseased and injured animals.
“Vicious animal” means any animal, except for a dangerous animal per se, as listed in this section, while running at large that has attacked or bitten any person without provocation, or any animal that has exhibited vicious propensities in present or past conduct (1) by biting a person or persons on two separate occasions within a 12-month period; or (2) did bite once causing injuries above the shoulders of the person; or (3) could not be controlled or restrained by the owner at the time of the bite to prevent the occurrence; or (4) has attacked or bitten any domestic animal or fowl on two separate occasions within a 12-month period, or (5) which has been found to possess such propensity by the city council, after hearing. [Ord. 401-A § 1, 1988; Code 1975 § 3-2.0101.]