(A) Any dog, cat or mini-pig:
(1) (a) Found outside premises occupied by the owner or harborer of the animal without a license tag or plate attached as required in this article, or in the case of a dog, without a valid rabies vaccination tag attached as required in this chapter, and the owner of which does not possess a valid rabies vaccination certificate in respect of the animal; or
(b) Which damages, soils, defiles, or defecates on private property other than that of the owner of the animal; damages, soils, defiles, or defecates on a public park or other public place, except a street or alley; causes unsanitary, dangerous, or offensive conditions; or molests, attacks, or interferes with persons or animals, or chases vehicles, on any public street, alley, or other public place, or any private property other than that of the owner of the animal, is hereby declared to be a public nuisance; provided, division (A)(1)(a) above shall not apply to animals that are exempt from the requirements of this article.
(2) In addition, any dog or mini-pig:
(a) Which is neither confined within an enclosure, nor secured by tying, nor on a leash as required in this article; or
(b) Which by frequent or long continued making of noise, barking, whining, or squealing, disturbs the comfort or repose of any person in the vicinity, is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
(B) Any dog, cat, or mini-pig which is a public nuisance as deemed in this chapter may be impounded. Provided, however, that if the nuisance is of the type described in division (A)(2)(b) above, the dog or mini-pig may be impounded only if another complaint of such a nuisance on the premises was recorded in, and the existence of such earlier claimed nuisance was confirmed in writing by an investigating officer of the Police Department within the immediately preceding 12-month period.
(C) The remedy provided in this section shall be cumulative, and not in lieu, of the remedies provided elsewhere in this code.
(Ord. 3461, passed - -1995)