A. It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep, possess, or harbor any animal that, by habitual and continuous barking, howling, yelping, bawling or other loud noise, annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, health, peace, repose and/or safety of reasonable persons of ordinary sensibilities within the village.
1. Any initial violation of this subsection A shall be punishable by imposition and payment of a fine as provided for in section 1-4-1 of this code.
B. Any dog that subsequently disturbs the peace or quiet after the dog has been found in violation of subsection A of this section is declared hereby to be a public nuisance and may be apprehended and impounded at any time by a police officer or animal control officer.
C. Upon finding a violation of subsection B of this section, the court may, in addition to the payment of the penalties provided under section 1-4-1 of this code, order the person to take sufficient action to immediately abate the nuisance. (Ord. 552, 9-13-2011)