Legal Aspects Pertaining to Animals Flashcards
Who owns the deer in WI?
Wild Animals are whose property?
public property
exceptions: pests -> rats. starlings, …
What is required ut keep wild animals?
Permits
Migratory species are protected under ____ statues
federal
Non-migratory species are protected under _____ statues
state and local statues
Who owns the deer in WI?
Define “animal” acc to the State
- living, warm-blooded creatures except humans
- reptiles
- amphibians
- not including fish, insects!!!
Illegal to shoot/harass animals from ___
vehicle
illegal to drive/pressure animal with ____ or ___ (except farm operations)
snowmobile or ATV
- Ex: lead cow herds with ATV but not pressure deers
Illegal to lead animals with ____
motor vehicles
Is napping animals legal?
- No!
- Especially dogs, cats, and pigeons
Is it legal to incite fighting among fightings?
- No! Especially dogs, cocks, and bulls
Is it legal to train animals to fight?
no
Is it legal to gamble on animal fights?
no
Is it legal to be a spectator at animal fights?
no!
Is it legal to sell or display colors chicks?
no
Can you legally color chicks?
Yes!
Owner repsonsibility: provide adequate care
food, water, shelter, ventilation
legal ways to abandon an animal?
None! very illegal!
“____” must be protected from predators
small animals
illegal to use ______ drugs
“performance-altering”
Chickens are allowed with what conditions?
What are also prohibited?
- limit: 8
- hens only
- no slaughtering
- must be confined
- many other animals prohibited
Prohibited Animals in Madison
a) Nonhuman primates and prosimians
(chimpanzees, monkeys);
(b) Felids, except domesticated cats;
(c) Canids (wolf, coyotes, foxes) except domesticated
dogs;
(d) Prairie dogs; (Am. by Ord. 13,380, 8-2-03)
(e) Elephants;
(f) Crocodilians (alligators, crocodiles);
(g) Marsupials (kangaroos, opossums);
(h) Ungulates (hippopotamus, rhinoceros);
(i) Hyenas;
(j) Mustelids (skunks, otters, badgers) except ferrets;
(k) Procyonids (raccoons, coatis);
(l) Dasypodidae (anteaters, sloth, armadillos);
(m) Viverrids (mongooses, civets, genets);
(n) Reptilia over ten (10) feet in length (boa
constrictors, pythons);
(o) Venomous reptilia.
*** May be able to request a permit to raise these.
Cat Owners Ordinance Requirements – City of Madison
- Cats must be currently vaccinated for rabies.
- Cats must wear rabies vaccination, cat license
and owner identification tags. - Cats must be leashed when off owner’s property.
- Cats must not be allowed to run-at-large or
trespass on public or private property. - Cat litter must be free of feces before placing in
trash. Feces must be buried or flushed down the
toilet.
Cat must be currently vaccinated for ___
rabies
Cats must wear ___ vaccination, cat _____ and ______ tags
rabies vaccination, cat license, owner ID tags
Must cats be leashed when off owner’s property?
Yes! Mandatory !
Cats must not be allowed to ____ or ____ on public or private property
- run at large or trespass
Cat litter must be free of ____ before placing trash. ___ Must be buried or flushed down toilet.
Feces, feces
Dog Owners Ordinance Requirements in Madison
- Keep your dog’s rabies vaccination and dog license current.
- Dogs must wear current rabies, license and Owner I.D. tags.
- Keep your dog leashed when off your property unless you are within
the off-leash exercise areas in parks where dogs are allowed. - Obtain and display a Park Permit anytime your dog is in a park in
which dogs are allowed. - Do not allow your dog to trespass on public or private property or run-
at-large, unleashed, or unattended. - Do not confine your dog in a vehicle in extreme (hot or cold) weather.
- Provide your dog with adequate shelter if kept outside for extended
periods. - Dogs are not allowed on school grounds, beaches, or public
cemeteries. - Do not allow your dog in any park where dogs are prohibited.
- Prevent your dog from injuring any person, property or other
animal. - Never allow your dog to bark at, intimidate, attack, or
threaten another pet or any person. - Report to the Health Department, any bite incident in which
your dog is involved, whether your dog bites a person, is
bitten by, or fights with a wild animal or stray pet.
You must keep your dog’s ____ and current ____
rabies vaccination, dog license
keep your dog leashed when ____ unless you’re within the ____ in parks where dogs are allowed
when off your property, within the off-leash exercise areas in parks
obtain and display a ___ anytime your dog is in a park in which dogs ARE allowed
Park Permit
Don’t allow your dog to trespass on ___ property or ____, ____, or ____
- on public or private property
- run at large, unleashed, or unattended
Do not confine your dog in a ____ in extreme (hot/cold) weather
vehicle
Provide your dog with adequate shelter if ____ for extended periods
kept outside
Dogs are not allowed on what?
- school grounds
- beaches
- public cemeteries
don’t allow your dog in any park where ___
where dogs are prohibited
Prevent your dog from injuring what?
- any person
- property
- other animals
Never allow your dog to ___, ___, ___, or ____ another per/person
- bark at
- intimate
- attack
- threaten
Report to ____ about any ___ incident in which the dog of ___ is involved, whether it bites or is bitten by or fights
- report to Health Department
- any BITE incident
- in which YOUR dog was involved
Dangerous Animal Laws in Madison: Reasonable grounds to believe an animal is dangerous are that the animal what?
(a) Has attacked, bitten or injured another animal or human
being engaged in a lawful activity; or
(b) Has without provocation and off the property of its
owner, chased, confronted or approached a person in a
menacing fashion such as would put an average person in
fear of attack; or
- (c) Has been trained for fighting or attack and is being
handled, kept or maintained in manner that causes or
should cause an owner to know that it potentially poses a
threat to public health and safety; or - (d) Has acted in any manner that causes or should cause an
owner to know that the animal is a threat to public health
and safety
Dangerous Animal Requirements in Madison
- Animal must be spayed or neutered
- Must be microchipped (chip must declare “dangerous animal” and
ownership - Must be current with rabies vaccination (not diff. from other dogs)
- Must comply with all license requirements (not diff. from other
dogs) - Must post signs at all entrances
- “Beware of Dog” or “Warning Dangerous Animal”
- Off property, must be leashed and muzzled at all times
- Outside, on property, must be supervised by adult, or kept in very
specific locked enclosure
Legal to feed birds?
Unlawful for anyone, unless specifically authorized by City of Madison Parks Department, to feed anything to any bird on public property within Madison
Are there federal laws against interfering with research?
Yes
Should it be a law that pets must be confined when traveling in a vehicle?
XXX
Proposed law in California is safety issue for who?
driver, other drivers, and pets
Should people who take care of feral cats be required to get vaccinations, licenses, etc. for them?
XXX
“if you ___ it, you own it” laws
feed it, own it
should owners of vicious dogs be charged with homicide/manslaughter if their dog kills someone?
XXX
