City of Milwaukee - File #: 191071

• File #: 191071
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/15/2019
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 11/5/2019
• Effective date: 11/22/2019
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to animals kept, harbored, raised, or possessed under an animal fancier permit.
• Sponsors: ALD. DODD, ALD. KOVAC
• Indexes: ANIMALS, LICENSES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/21/2019	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
11/15/2019	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
11/5/2019	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	13:0
10/22/2019	0	LICENSES COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Proposed Substitute A	Pass	5:0
10/22/2019	1	LICENSES COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Don Schaewe - DNS	Pass	4:0
10/15/2019	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

191071

Version

SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

Sponsor

ALD. DODD AND KOVAC

Title

A substitute ordinance relating to animals kept, harbored, raised, or possessed under an animal fancier permit.

Section

78-1                                                               am

78-5-3                                                               am

Analysis

This ordinance amends the definition of “animal fancier” so that rabbits are included, along with cats and dogs, as animals for which the keeping, harboring, raising or possessing any combination of a specified number over the age of 5 months requires an animal fancier permit. The number of pets, in any combination, for which a fancier permit is required, is changed from 4 or 5 animals to not more nor less than 5 animals.

Body

The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1.  Section 78-1 of the code is amended to read:

78-1. Definitions. In this chapter:

1. ANIMAL FANCIER means any person in a residential dwelling unit who keeps, harbors, raises or possesses any combination of >>rabbits,<< dogs or cats numbering not less than>>,<< [[4]] nor more than>>,<< 5 animals over the age of 5 months.

Part 2. Section 78-5-3 of the code is amended to read:

78-5                     Keeping of Animals Within City.

3. NUMBER PERMITTED. No person may keep, harbor, shelter or possess at any time more than [[3]] >>4 rabbits,<< dogs or cats or any combination thereof which are over the age of 5 months unless the person holds a valid animal fancier permit, kennel permit, pet shop permit or grooming establishment permit. The keeping of more than [[3]] >>4 rabbits,<< dogs or cats over the age of 5 months per dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling is declared to be a nuisance. No person in a multiple dwelling shall be granted an animal fancier permit. There shall be no more than one animal fancier permit issued to any qualified dwelling unit.

...LRB

APPROVED AS TO FORM

____________________________

Legislative Reference Bureau

Date:  ______________________

Attorney

IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE

IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE

____________________________

Office of the City Attorney

Date:  ______________________

Requestor

Drafter

LRB175208-2

Luke Knapp

10/21/2019