§ 6-41. Fencing of livestock.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for the owner of any livestock to willfully allow such livestock to run at large or stray upon any street, roadway, right-of-way, other public area or the private property of another without consent. Failure of the owner to maintain fencing or other containment adequate to prevent livestock from running at large as provided in this section constitutes willful conduct by the owner for this article. Electric fencing will be recognized as adequate fencing if it is adequately maintained.

(b)

Every owner of livestock shall erect and/or maintain a fence to contain and confine all livestock kept or maintained on his property. Such fence shall be sufficiently strong and substantial so as to prevent egress of livestock. Failure to so erect and/or maintain the fence in reasonably good condition shall be deemed a violation of this article. The owner of livestock shall, within 24 hours of initial warning from the animal control division, repair or erect a fence and/or make arrangements for the placement of the livestock so as to have livestock confined. If the fence is not repaired or erected or arrangements have not been made for the placement of livestock within the 24-hour period, the owner may receive a civil citation as provided in this article.

(Ord. No. O-96-5-101, § 1(15), 6-24-96)