608.12  DISTURBING THE PEACE; CONTINUOUS NOISE BY ANIMAL; DECLARATION OF NUISANCE.
   (a)   No person shall own, possess or control any dog or other animal, nor shall such animal owner permit any animal to cause annoyance, alarm, or noise disturbance for more than fifteen minutes of the day or night, by repeated barking, whining, screeching, howling, braying, or other like sounds which can be heard beyond the boundary of the owner's property.  Such noise is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
(Ord. 88-4.  Passed 11-21-88.)
   (b)   Any person complaining about a dog or any other animal disturbing the peace by barking, howling or making other loud noises to the annoyance and discomfort of persons in the Township may request that a warning be sent to the owner of such dog or other animal.
   (c)   Any such request shall be in writing and shall identify and specify the residence of the owner, keeper or custodian of the dog or other animal. It shall also be required that the person making the complaint identify himself or herself by name and address. Upon receipt of such a request, the Township Secretary shall mail a copy of this section to the person identified as the owner, keeper or custodian of the dog or other animal causing the disturbance.
   (d)   If any person who owns, possesses, or controls any dog or other animal, receives the notice as contained in subsection (c) hereof, and thereafter permits the said dog or other animal to continue to make or cause annoyance, alarm or noise disturbance pursuant to subsection (a) hereof, than that person, if found in violation of this section, shall be fined pursuant to Section 202.99 of the Administration Code or General Code Penalty for each offense, and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
(Ord. 87-3.  Passed 7-20-87; Ord. 2003-04.  Passed 4-21-03.)