(A) Running at large. It shall be unlawful for any dog or other animal possessed, kept, or harbored, other than a cat, to run at large as is defined in § 92.01 of this code.
(B) Public nuisance; barking. It shall be unlawful for any owner or possessor of an animal to fail to exercise proper care and control of his or her animals to prevent them from becoming a public nuisance, as that term is defined in § 92.01 above. Excessive, continuous, or untimely barking, in a manner to disturb the peace, or in a manner so as to materially disturb or annoy persons in the neighborhood of ordinary sensibilities, is declared and defined herein to be an unlawful public nuisance.
(C) Notice and complaints.
(1) Whenever any person shall complain in writing to the city that a dog or dogs which habitually bark, howl, or yelp is being kept by any person in the city, the city shall notify the owner of the dog(s) that a complaint has been received and that the person should take whatever steps necessary to alleviate the barking, howling, or yelping.
(2) Any person who believes this chapter is being violated may, in a manner prescribed by law, file a complaint with the Municipal Court of the city, where it shall be processed in the normal course of the Court’s business. The Court is authorized to issue such writs and process as may be necessary to hear the complaint.
(Ord. 414, passed 12-17-1996) Penalty, see § 92.99