(a) The owner of five or more dogs at least three months of age, whether owning for pleasure, profit, breeding or exhibiting, shall be deemed the operator of a dog kennel. Such dog kennel shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition at all times, and dogs shall be reasonably restrained from annoying the neighborhood or the general public by loud, frequent or habitual barking, yelping or howling. No kennel shall be established, maintained or permitted to exist within fifty feet of any dwelling house unless both owner and lessee of such dwelling house consent in advance in writing to the same, provided that the operation of a kennel existing at this time shall not be affected by this provision. (Ord. 281. Passed 5-1-54.)
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 1962-20. Passed 7-23-62.)