Sec. 7-6-150. Hitching.
(a) Generally.
(1) No person shall hitch any animal other than a companion animal, except when such noncompanion animal is participating in a special event for which necessary permits, if any, have been obtained from the Town. In the case of noncompanion animals participating in an authorized special event, such animals may only be hitched within areas designated for hitching by the Town Manager and in accordance with any regulations promulgated by the Town Manager.
(2) No person shall hitch to public property, in a public area or to or on private property belonging to any person other than the owner of the dog, any dog that has been found to be a vicious dog as defined in this Article.
(3) No person shall hitch to public property, in a public area or to or on private property belonging to any person other than the owner of the animal, any animal in such a manner as to expose any person to the menace of an unsupervised animal.
(4) No person shall hitch any animal to a vehicle and leave such animal unattended for any period of time.
(b) Public areas.
(1) No person shall hitch any animal to any fire hydrant or in any fire lane, marked emergency access area or public road, or in such a manner that the animal can stray into any fire lane, marked emergency access area or public road.
(2) No person shall hitch any animal to public property or in a public area in such a manner as to disrupt pedestrian, bicycle or vehicular traffic.
(3) No person shall hitch any animal to public property or in a public area where such animal creates a disturbance or becomes a nuisance by barking, fighting or engaging in other disruptive conduct.
(4) No person shall hitch any animal for more than two (2) hours in a twelve-hour period.
(c) Private property. No person shall hitch any animal to or on private property, other than private property belonging to the owner of the animal, without the consent of the owner of such private property.
(d) Puppy parking areas. Hitching an animal in a designated “Puppy Parking” area shall constitute legal hitching in compliance with all requirements of this Section, so long as no person shall hitch any animal for more than two (2) hours in a twelve-hour period. (Prior code 6.08.050; Ord. 1305, 2009)