No person shall own, possess, or harbor any barking or noisy dog, bird, or other animal, regardless of whether the dog, bird, or other animal is physically situated in or upon private property. For the purposes of this section, a "barking dog, bird or other animal" means a dog, bird, or other animal that barks, bays, cries, howls or emits any other noise continuously and/or incessantly for a period of ten minutes or barks intermittently for one-half hour or more, and the sound therefrom is plainly audible across a residential real property boundary or within a noise sensitive area. However, the dog, bird, or other animal shall not be deemed a barking dog or noisy animal if, at the time the dog, bird, or other animal is barking or making any other noise, a person is trespassing or threatening to trespass upon private property in or upon which the dog, bird, or other animal is situated or is taking any other action which would tease or provoke the dog, bird, or other animal to bark or otherwise be noisy. This provision does not apply to police dogs as defined in Section 55.02(20).
(Ord. 2019-15 - Aug. 19 Supp.)
(Ch. 53 - Ord. 12-07 - Aug. 12 Supp.)
EDITOR’S NOTE
See also Chapter 77 of this Code of Ordinances – Vehicle Noise and Emission Standards.
See also Chapter 77 of this Code of Ordinances – Vehicle Noise and Emission Standards.