(A) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
HABITUALLY BARKING DOG. Any dog that barks, whines, cries or makes other similar noises for a period of five minutes or more with less than one minute intervals between noises; or barks, whines, cries or makes other similar noises between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. regardless of frequency; and any noises are audible off of the owner’s property or premises or other property or premises upon which the dog is kept.
PUBLIC NUISANCE. Any domestic pet which excessively makes disturbing noises; is defined as a habitually barking dog; or damages the property of another without the owner’s consent or chases or kills wildlife on the property of another without consent.
(B) The owner of any dog or cat shall prevent the dog or cat from committing in the city any act which constitutes a public nuisance.
(C) The dog or cat owner shall be responsible for the sanitation of the dog or cat whether on the owner’s property, private property of others or public property.
(1) Private property. No owner of a dog or cat shall permit the dog or cat to urinate or defecate on the private property of another without the consent of the owner or other person in possession of the property. The owner of a dog or cat shall remove any feces left by the dog or cat and dispose of the feces in a sanitary manner. A dog or cat owner shall clean on a daily basis any yard occupied by the dog or cat, or enclosure occupied by the dog or cat, and any area in which the dog or cat has been picketed so as to keep the surrounding area free from obnoxious odors, dust or runoff.
(2) Public property. No person shall permit any dog or cat under the person’s care to defecate or urinate upon any park or other public grounds, unless the person shall promptly clean up the waste and deposit the same in adequate sanitary facilities. The provisions of this division do not apply to a seeing eye dog under the control of a blind person.
(D) Animal noises.
(1) The owner of a dog or cat shall not permit their animal to disturb the peace and quiet of the neighborhood by excessive animal noise. ANIMAL NOISE shall include, but is not limited to, barking, howling, whining, meowing and growling.
(2) For purposes of this section, DISTURB THE PEACE AND QUIET OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD BY EXCESSIVE ANIMAL NOISE means the animal noise can be heard from a location outside the building and premises where the animal is being kept, and the animal has made the noises intermittently for more than five minutes with one minute or less lapse of time between each animal noise during the five-minute period.
(E) Any animal that chases motor vehicles on public streets, or threatens, chases or attacks pedestrians, bicyclists or other persons on public property, public areas or private property other than the property owned or possessed by the owner of the animal is a public nuisance and the owner of the animal is prohibited from allowing that conduct.
(Ord. 428, passed 8-22-1994; Ord. 488, passed 12-27-2005) Penalty, see § 90.99