(a) Any animal which, by barking, biting, howling or in any way or manner injures or disturbs the quiet of any person, or which destroys or damages any lawn, tree, shrub, plant, building or other property, other than the property of the owner or person in charge or control of such animal, by scratching, digging, running, defecating, urinating or otherwise, is hereby declared to be a nuisance. No person being the owner or in charge or control of any animal shall permit such animal to be or create a nuisance as herein defined. The foregoing prohibition as to defecation shall apply when the person in charge of such animal shall immediately remove all feces deposited by it and shall dispose of the same in a sanitary manner approved by regulation of the Health Commissioner or the County Board of Health.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. C42-74. Passed 7-1-74.)