(A) No person shall cause or permit any animal owned by such person to run at large on any public way or public place.
(B) It shall be the responsibility of the owner of an animal or animals to keep, or cause to be kept, such animal or animals under control at all times to prevent such animal or animals from doing any of the following prohibited acts, each of which is declared to be a public nuisance:
(1) Entering any church, community house, public hall, bank building, gasoline station, public garage, grocery, meat market, bakery or other retail store or shop, excluding any shop for the sale of animal pets or animal grooming, anywhere within the city during the time that any of such places or establishments are open for use by the public persons entitled to the use of the same;
(2) Going upon and being upon any private or public school premises or grounds at any time without specific written permission from the proper school authorities;
(3) Jumping upon any person to the annoyance of such person;
(4) Chasing a motor vehicle or bicycle on a public or private street or sidewalk;
(5) Damaging or destroying private property including, but not limited to, gardens, shrubbery and lawns of any person other than property of the owner of the animal;
(6) Defecating upon any private property without prompt removal of such defecation, other than upon property of the owner of the animal;
(7) Barking or howling so as to substantially disturb the quiet of any person at any time of the day or night;
(8) Running at large of a female dog in heat; and/or
(9) Running loose in the hallway of any building occupied by two or more families.
(C) Exceptions:
(1) The foregoing provisions of this section shall not apply to dogs leading blind persons.
(2) The foregoing provisions of this section shall not apply to any animal restrained by a leash not more than three feet in length.
(Prior Code, § 90.040) (Ord. 2017-005, passed 2-27-2017) Penalty, see § 10.99