A. All pens and enclosures where animals are kept and maintained shall at all times be kept free of an accumulation of animal waste or other filth and shall be cleaned or sanitized as often as is necessary to control noxious odors and to prevent the infestation of flies, ticks, fleas, parasites, rodents and other vermin. It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person, firm or corporation to keep or maintain animal enclosures in such a way that they become an annoyance or nuisance to others on adjoining properties or a threat to the welfare of the animal or animals so enclosed.
B. In addition to other powers of enforcement provided in this part, the animal control officer is authorized to remove any animal kept or maintained in a pen or enclosure in violation of this section and impound the animal in the animal shelter or its authorized agent for humane treatment at the expense of the owner.
C. Any health officer, animal control officer or peace officer, upon complaint of any person, shall inspect any structure or place where an animal is kept, and may do so on his own initiative. He may issue any such reasonable order as he may deem necessary to the owner of the animal to cause the animal to be kept as provided in this part or in a manner so as not to constitute a nuisance. He may make a complaint before the municipal judge against any person for violation of any provision of this part or of any such reasonable order, but this procedure shall not abridge the right of others to make such complaint. (Ord. 1510, 8-8-2000)