(a) No person shall keep or harbor any animal in the City so as to create excessive noise, offensive odors or unsanitary conditions which are a menace to the health, comfort or safety of the public, or otherwise permit the commission or existence of a nuisance as provided for in this section.
(b) Any animal which, by biting or frequent and habitual barking, howling or yelping, or in any other way or manner, injures or disturbs the quiet of any person or the community, or disturbs or endangers the comfort, repose or health of persons, is hereby declared to be committing a nuisance. No owner or person having custody of such an animal shall harbor such animal or permit it to commit such nuisance.
(1) On complaint made to the Division of Police or the Animal Warden, no person shall keep or harbor any dog within the City which, by frequent and habitual barking, howling or yelping, creates unreasonably loud and disturbing noises of such character, intensity and duration as to disturb the peace, quiet and good order of the City. Any person who allows any dog to habitually remain or to be lodged or fed within any dwelling, building, yard or enclosure which he or she occupies or owns shall be considered as harboring such dog.
(2) For the purposes of this section, the Division of Police or the Dog Warden may issue and serve notices of all complaints to persons owning or keeping such dogs or permitting such dogs to be kept.
(c) Any animals which scratches, digs or defecates upon any lawn, tree, shrub, plant, building, or any other public or private property, other than the property of the owner or person in charge or control of such animal, is hereby declared to be committing a nuisance.
(d) No person, being the owner or in charge or control of any animal, shall allow or permit such animal to commit a nuisance on any school grounds, City park or other public property, or upon any private property other than that of the owner or person in charge or control of such animal. Where the owner or person in charge of control of such animal immediately removes all feces deposited by such animal and disposes of the same in a sanitary manner, such nuisance shall be considered abated.
(e) No person shall feed, or leave food out for stray animals so as to create excessive noise, damage to personal property, offensive odors, or unsanitary conditions, which are a menace to the health, comfort, or safety of the public, or otherwise cause the existence of a nuisance.
(f) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 698.02.
(Ord. 2012-81. Passed 9-19-12.)