The term "public nuisance animal" shall mean and include, but is not limited to, any animal that:
A. Is repeatedly found at large;
B. Damages the property of anyone other than its owner;
C. Repeatedly molests or intimidates neighbors, pedestrians or passersby by lunging at fences, chasing, or acting aggressively toward such person, unless provoked by such person;
D. Chases vehicles;
E. Makes disturbing noises, including, but not limited to, continued and repeated howling, barking, whining, or other noise which causes unreasonable annoyance, disturbance, or discomfort to neighbors or others;
F. Causes fouling of the air by odors and thereby creates unreasonable annoyance or discomfort to neighbors or others;
G. Causes unsanitary conditions in enclosures or surroundings where the animal is kept or harbored;
H. Defecates on any public or private property without the consent of the owner of such property, unless the handler of such animal shall have in his or her possession the instruments to clean up after his or her animal and shall remove the animal's feces to a proper trash receptacle;
I. Is offensive or dangerous to the public health, safety, or welfare by virtue of the number and/or types of animals kept or harbored;
J. Attacks people or other animals, whether such attack results in actual physical harm to the person or animal to whom or at which the attack is directed;
K. Has been found by a court or by any other commission or board lawfully established under Utah law, to be a public nuisance under any other provision of Utah law;
L. Cannot be restrained by normal restraints, such as standard leashes, standard chains, or muzzles; or
M. Cannot be effectively controlled by its owner or handler.
The fact, or evidence of the fact, that the factors alleged to have caused the animal to be a nuisance are inherent and/or natural behavior for such animal, or the action of the owner or animal are otherwise legal, shall not negate or excuse a charge of nuisance. (Ord. 2012-16, 6-21-2012)