(A) No person shall own or harbor any animal in such a manner that the peace and quiet of the public is unreasonably disturbed. The peace and quiet of the public may be disturbed, for example, by habitual barking and the like. For the purposes of this section, the term HABITUAL BARKING shall be defined as barking for repeated intervals of at least 5 minutes with less than 1 minute of interruption. The barking must also be audible off of the owner’s or caretaker’s premises.
(B) The written affirmation by 2 persons having separate residences that the violation disturbs the peace and quiet of those persons shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section.
(C) It is unlawful to harbor or keep any animal or fowl which disturbs the peace by unreasonable odors or loud noises at any tune of the day or night., by a Any frequent or long-continued noise such as barking, howling, squawking, or bellowing, between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. is primae facia evidence of a violation of this section whether or not it has caused unreasonable annoyance or discomfort to any person of normal sensitivity in the vicinity; provided, however, that nothing contained in this section shall be construed to apply to reasonable noise emanating from legally operated animal hospitals, pounds, farm and/or agricultural facilities or areas where keeping of animals or fowl is authorized by a permit.
(D) The destruction by animal of property other than that which belongs to the owner of the animal shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section.
(Ord. 2007-3, passed 7-16-2007; Am. Ord. 2016-01, passed 6-13-2016) Penalty, see §
90.999