A. It is a violation of this section for any owner, either willfully or through failure to exercise proper control, to allow an animal to habitually bark, howl, crow, or make noise in a manner at any time, day or night, that causes general annoyance or discomfort to a neighboring inhabitant. The standard of general annoyance or discomfort is determined by a reasonable person standard in that the noise would cause a reasonable person, under the same or similar circumstances, to suffer annoyance or discomfort.
B. It is not a violation of this section if a person is trespassing or threatening to trespass upon private property upon which the animal is situated, or if the animal is provoked, which causes the animal to bark, whine, howl, or make other objectionable noise.
(Ord. 15-1136, § 3, passed 8-25-2015; Ord. 12-1078, passed 6-12-2012)