5-1A-9: Sanitary Conditions Maintained:

Sanitary Premises: It shall be unlawful for the owner or person in charge of any dog, cat, horse or other animal to permit excrement or droppings from any of said animals to collect on the premises of said owner or person in charge causing odor or an unsanitary condition. Each owner or person in charge of the above mentioned animal shall prevent said animal from interfering with any neighboring residents' peaceful and quiet enjoyment of their property.

Owner To Clean Up Droppings: It shall be unlawful for any owner or person in charge of a dog, cat, horse or other animal to fail to clean up and/or remove as soon as possible any excrement or droppings deposited by said dog, cat, horse or other animal on any real estate whether privately owned or publicly owned other than on the premises of the owner or person in charge.

Subsection B1 of this section does not apply to excrement or droppings deposited by Waterloo police dogs or horses when police officers are using said dogs or horses for official police duties.

Confined Animal Waste Disposal Systems: Exterior Residential Use Only: Anyone who owns or otherwise cares for any animal in a residential zone, as defined in the Waterloo zoning ordinance, and who intends to install a confined waste system shall conform to all of the following requirements:

• The confined waste system container (hereinafter "container") shall have a maximum volume of two and thirty six-hundredths (2.36) cubic feet or seventeen and seventy two-hundredths (17.72) gallons.
• The container shall be placed in an area of the property not normally occupied or used for play or recreation, and the container shall be buried so that the lid remains exposed.
• The container shall have a waterproof lid that shall remain closed at all times. The lid may be removed only when animal excrement or droppings are deposited or added. The lid shall, thereafter, be immediately replaced.
• Lime or activated enzymes shall be added periodically to promote the continued decomposition of waste.
• Enforcement of this subsection shall be by the Black Hawk County health department and/or the animal control officer as designated by the city council. (Ord. 2684, 6-17-1974; amd. Ord. 2967, 5-22-1978; Ord. 4272, 12-15-1997; Ord. 4305, 6-15-1998)

5-1-1: Animals At Large:

No cattle, horses, mules, swine, sheep, goats, or any geese, ducks, turkeys, chickens or other animal or fowl (hereinafter referred to as animal) shall be allowed to run at large within the city, nor shall any animal be permitted to be staked or tied out to graze on or in front of any person's premises, without the consent of such person, nor shall any animal be permitted to be staked or tied out to graze in public streets, alleys or avenues of the city.

Any animal found in violation of the provisions of any of the subsections of this section by a sanitary inspector, animal control officer or any police officer of the city, or any other person, shall be placed with the humane society or in the public pound by the person finding the animal or fowl, and said animal or fowl shall be kept at the humane society at the expense of the owner.

The harboring of any animal requires that the following guidelines be followed:

1. All such species must be restrained upon the owner's property and penned (housed or stabled) in such a manner that the animals will not place any person in fear of attack.
2. All animals that are included in this section shall be required to have adequate space as so designated by the zoning ordinance according to the size and needs of the various animals, and each animal shall be so restrained in an area to allow proper exercise for the particular species involved.
3. When the owner restrains (harbors) any animal in an area not adjoining the owner's residence, the owner shall post his name, address and phone number at the place where the animal is being restrained (harbored).

Any wild, nondomestic animals, reptiles or birds, in captivity in the metropolitan area of the city, except such animals that are within the city for the purposes of display by a show, act, carnival, zoo, circus or promotional agency, which are known to be dangerous, poisonous, vicious or ferocious, shall be registered with the following agencies of the city: the animal control officer, the police department and the humane society. If such animals are in the metropolitan area as part of a show, act, carnival, zoo, circus or promotional agency, then such group shall show adequate and ample restraints placed upon the animals as to protect the health and safety of the exposed public.

If such animal becomes at large within the city and poses a threat to the public, it shall be assumed that the owner has given consent to eliminate the animal with the cost to be borne by the owner. The mayor, the animal control officer or any police officer may order the elimination of such animal. (Rev. Ord. 1192, Comp. 1941, p. S-13; amd. Ord. 2967, 5-22-1978)

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