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at Sun Jun 13 08:41:45 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by PHFaust ]
Previously a very pet friendly town, with no real restrictions on ownership of anything. New laws pending effective 9/1/10. They will be voted on July 7, 2010. I have pulled relevant reptile items and will link to full laws below.
ORDINANCE 2010-07
VILLAGE OF MOUNT HOREB
AN ORDINANCE CREATING SECTIONS
11.12, 11.13, 11.14, 11.15, 11.16, 11.17, 11.18, AND 11.19
OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT HOREB
NOW, THEREFORE, the Village Board of the Village of Mount Horeb, Dane County, Wisconsin, do create Section 11.12, 11.13, 11.14, 11.15, 11.16, 11.17, 11.18 and 11.19 of the Municipal Code of the Village of Mount Horeb as follows:
11.12 PROHIBITED AND PROTECTED ANIMALS, FOUL, REPTILES, INSECTS, AND FARM ANIMALS
(5) WILD ANIMALS; PROHIBITION ON KEEPING. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, maintain, or have in his possession or under his control within the Village any poisonous reptile or any other dangerous or carnivorous wild animal, insect, or reptile, any vicious or dangerous domesticated animal, or any other animal or reptile of wild, vicious, or dangerous propensities. Specifically, it shall be unlawful for any person to keep, maintain, or have in his possession or under his control within the Village any of the following animals, reptiles or insects:
a) All poisonous animals and reptiles including rear-fang snakes.
b) Apes: Chimpanzees (Pan); gibbons (Hylobates); gorillas (Gorilla); orangutans (Pongo); ans siamangs (Symphalangus).
c) Baboons (Papoi, Mandrillus).
d) Bears (Ursidae).
e) Bison (Bison).
f) Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus).
g) Crocodilians (Crocodilia), thirty (30) inches in length or more.
h) Constrictor snakes.
i) Coyotes (Canis latrans).
j) Deer (Cervidae); includes all members of the deer family; for example, whitetailed deer, elk, antelope and moose.
k) Elephants (Elephas and Loxodonta).
l) Gamecocks and other fighting birds.
m) Hippopotami (Hippopotamidae).
n) Hyenas (Hyaenidae).
o) Jaguars (Panthera onca).
p) Leopards (Panthera pardus).
q) Lions (Panthera leo).
r) Sale of Rabbits, Chicks, or Artificially Colored Animals.
s) Lynxes (Lynx).
t) Monkeys, old world (Cercopithecidae).
u) Ostriches (Struthio).
v) Pumas (Felis concolor); also known as cougars, mountain lions, and panthers
w) Rhinoceroses (Rhinocero tidae).
x) Sharks (class Chondrichthyes).
y) Snow leopards (Panthera uncia).
z) Tigers (Panthera tigris).
aa) Wolves (Canis lupus).
bb) Poisonous insects.
(4) SPACE STANDARDS. Minimum space requirements for both indoor and outdoor enclosures shall include:
(a) Structural strength. The housing facilities shall be structurally sound and maintained in good repair to protect the animals from injury and to contain the animals.
(b) Space requirements. Enclosures shall be constructed and maintained so as to provide sufficient space to allow each animal adequate freedom of movement. Inadequate space may be indicated by evidence of debility, stress, or abnormal behavior patterns.
(c) Sanitation Standards. Minimum standards of sanitation for both indoor and outdoor enclosures shall include periodic cleaning to remove excreta and other waste materials, dirt and trash so as to minimize health hazards.
Proposed Legislation in Mt Horeb
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Cindy Steinle
PHFaust
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