(a) No person shall keep or harbor any animal or fowl in the Village so as to create noxious or offensive odors or unsanitary conditions which are a menace to the health, comfort or safety of the public. Noxious or offensive odors which originate from the property on which the animals or fowl are kept or harbored and which can be observed from any other property shall be deemed a violation of the aforementioned prohibition, punishable pursuant to division (d) below, and are hereby declared to be a nuisance.
(b) Any dog, cat or other animal which scratches, digs or defecates upon any lawn, tree, plant, shrub, building or any other public or private property, other than that of the owner, keeper or person in charge or control of such dog, cat or other animal, without the permission of the owner of such property, is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
(c) No person, being the owner or keeper of, or being in charge or control of, any dog, cat or other animal, shall allow or permit such animal to commit a nuisance on any school grounds, Village park or other public property, or upon any private property, other than that of the owner or person in charge or control of such animal, without the permission of the owner of such property. If the owner, keeper or person in charge or control of such animal immediately removes all the feces deposited by such animal and disposes of the same in a sanitary manner, such nuisance shall be considered abated.
(Ord. 1990-102. Passed 9-26-90.)
(d) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. A second violation of the provisions of this section within one year shall be a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(Ord. 2012-28. Passed 4-2-12; Am. Ord. 2014-70. Passed 5-19-14.)