A. No person may exhibit, possess, sell, or purchase an exotic or wild animal or harmful wild animal in the town without a written permit from the town board.
B. The applicant for a permit shall submit an application that contains all of the following:
1. The name of the applicant, any agent of the applicant, and the owner of the premises where the exotic or wild animal or harmful wild animal will be exhibited, possessed, sold, or purchased, if different from the applicant.
2. The address of the premises where the exotic or wild animal or harmful wild animal will be exhibited, possessed, sold, or purchased.
3. The business and residential telephone number of the applicant, the business and residential telephone number of any agent of the applicant, and the business and residential telephone number of the owner of the premises where the exotic or wild animal or harmful wild animal will be exhibited, possessed, sold, or purchased, if different from the applicant.
4. The age of the applicant and of the owner of the premises where the exotic or wild animal or harmful wild animal will be exhibited, possessed, sold, or purchased, if different from the applicant.
5. The legal description of the premises where the exotic or wild animal or harmful wild animal will be exhibited, possessed, sold, or purchased.
6. The manner, if any, of keeping the exotic or wild animal or harmful wild animal.
7. The type and number of wild animals or harmful wild animals, if more than one, that will be exhibited, possessed, sold, or purchased.
8. Any other items requested by the town board in writing.
C. No permit for the display, possession, sale, or purchase in the town of an exotic or wild animal or a harmful wild animal shall be issued by the town board until a public hearing is held by the town board on the application for a permit. The town clerk shall publish a notice of hearing as a class 2 notice under ch. 985, Wis. stats., the cost of which shall be paid by the permit applicant. The town board may, after the public hearing, issue a permit in writing only if it determines that the exhibition, possession, sale, or purchase in the town proposed by the applicant will not constitute a public nuisance or a threat to health and safety of the residents of the town. The town board may include in the permit specific conditions to protect public health and safety and to prevent a public nuisance. A permit shall be for a fixed period determined by the town board and is subject to revocation in the event of the violation of the conditions of the permit or this ordinance after an applicable public hearing and notice and determination, as provided in this subsection for an initial permit application. Upon a determined emergency condition in the town, the town board may suspend the permit without a hearing. SECTION IX – PROHIBITION
No person may permit an exotic or wild animal or a harmful wild animal to run at large or to be released from captivity within the town. Any exotic or wild animal or harmful wild animal running at large shall be subject to seizure, detention, and disposal.
SECTION X – PENALTY PROVISION
Any person, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that fails to comply with the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, pay a forfeiture of not less than $_____, plus the applicable surcharges, assessments, and costs for each violation. Each day a violation exists or continues constitutes a separate offense under this ordinance. In addition, the town board may seek injunctive relief from a court of record to enjoin further violations.
SECTION XI – SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this ordinance or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
SECTION XII – EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance is effective on publication or posting.
The town clerk shall properly post or publish this ordinance as required under s. 60.80, Wis. stats. Adopted this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
The following statutes affect this form: s. 170.02, Wis. stats. To ________ ________, clerk of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin:
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned that on ________ ___, 20__, one [naming the kind of animal and describing it as plainly as practicable], the owner of which is unknown, strayed upon land on which I reside: [describe premises], in the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, and was there found and taken up by me.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature]
The following statutes affect this form: s. 170.03, 170.08, and 172.04, Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
I, the undersigned, [select one: chairperson, representative of the law enforcement agency, or appraiser appointed by the chairperson] of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, certify that on the application of ________ ________, residing in the town, I viewed [describe animal or goods], [select one: taken up or found] by ________ ________ and appraise the [select one: animal or goods] to be worth the sum of $________. [If applicable] I further certify that the fee for this certificate is $________ and the charge for travel expenses is $________.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature]
Note: Fifty cents may be charged for a certificate under s. 170.03, Wis. stats., and $3 may be charged for a certificate under s. 172.04, Wis. stats. Ten cents for each mile necessarily traveled for an appraisal may be charged for appraisals under s. 170.03 or 172.04, Wis. stats. The following statutes affect this form: s. 170.04, Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
Whereas, ________ ________ and ________ ________ cannot agree as to the amount of charges incurred in relation to, or upon what should be allowed for the use of [describe stray], which was, on ________ ___, 20__, found and taken up as a stray upon the lands of ________ ________, a resident of the town, and has been kept by ________ ________ from that time to the date hereof, and which is now claimed by ________ ________; and ________ ________ has made application to me, the undersigned, chairperson of the Town of ________, to settle the matters in difference, whereof due notice was given to ________ ________;
Now, therefore, upon due inquiry and examination of witnesses on oath, I have ascertained, and do hereby adjudge, that the reasonable charges for keeping the stray, over the value of the use thereof, amount to $________; and the costs herein amount to $________.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of town chairperson]
The following statutes affect this form: s. 170.05, Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
Under the authority of s. 170.05, Wis. stats., I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, on ________ ___, 20__, at ____ o’clock __.m., at ________________ [insert address] in the town of ________, a _______ [describe stray], which strayed upon the land [owned or occupied] by ________ ________, residing in the town of ________, and was there found and taken up by ________ ________ as a stray, the owner of the stray not having appeared and claimed the stray. [Signature of constable]
The following statutes affect this form: ss. 170.05 and 172.06, Wis. stats. ________ ________, of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, being first duly sworn, on oath says that the following is a true statement of the lawful charges incurred in taking up, keeping, advertising, and selling _______ [describe animal] [if applicable, together with a forfeiture of $5], notice of the taking up of which was filed with the clerk of the town on ________ ___, 20__:
Total $________
[Signature of finder]
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ____ of ________, 20__.
[Signature and title of officer]
Note: A finder who takes up an animal under s. 172.01, Wis. stats., is entitled to receive a forfeiture of $5 from the owner or keeper of the animal. The following statutes affect this form: s. 172.02, Wis. stats. To ________ ________:
Notice is hereby given, that on ________ ___, 20__, the undersigned took up a ________ [describe animal], owned by you, found running at large in the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, and the animal is now at ________ [describe premises]; and you are hereby requested to take the animal away within 5 days after the receipt of this notice and to pay my reasonable charges for keeping the animal: The sum of $________, plus a $5 forfeiture as provided by law for the taking up of the animal.
[Signature]
The following statutes affect this form: ss. 172.03 and 172.08, Wis. stats. To whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that on ________ ___, 20__, the undersigned took up a ________ [describe animal] found running at large on that day in the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, and the animal is now at my residence, ________________ [give address or describe premises], in the town, the owner of the animal being unknown to me.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature]
The following statutes affect this form: s. 172.04, Wis. stats. Note: Use form given for s. 170.03, Wis. stats. The following statutes affect this form: s. 172.05, Wis. stats. Note: Adapt form given for s. 170.03, Wis. stats. The following statutes affect this form: s. 172.06, Wis. stats. Note: Adapt form given for s. 170.05, Wis. stats. The following statutes affect this form: s. 172.51, Wis. stats. To ________ ________:
Notice is hereby given that on ________ ___, 20__, at ________ __.m., the undersigned [owner or occupant] of ________ [describe premises], in the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, distrained ________________ [give number and kind of animals], owned by you, doing damage on the above-described premises, and that the animals are now detained [upon my premises or in a public pound in the Town of ________, stating where] and that I will, on ________ ___, 20__, at ____ o’clock __.m., apply to ________ ________, chairperson of the Town of ________, for the appointment of 3 disinterested freeholders of the town to appraise the damages done by the animals.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
On the application of ________ ________, I, ________ ________, chairperson of the Town of ________, ________ County, Wisconsin, appoint ________ ________, ________ ________, and ________ ________, 3 disinterested freeholders of the town, to appraise the damages done upon the above-described premises [owned or occupied] by ________ ________, caused by [give number and kind of animals] belonging to ________ ________, of the Town of ________, that were distrained by ________ ________.
Dated this ______ day of ________, 20__.
[Signature of town chairperson]
The following statutes affect this form: s. 172.52, Wis. stats. STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
