(a) No person shall keep or harbor any animal or fowl in the Municipality so as to create noxious, or offensive odors or unsanitary conditions which are a menace to the health, comfort or safety of the public.
(b) Excessive barking, whining or howling, molesting passersby, chasing vehicles, attacking other domestic animals, depositing excretory matter on private property other than that of the owner and damaging property shall also be considered a public nuisance.
(c) No person shall erect, continue, use or maintain a building, structure or place for the keeping or feeding of animals which, by causing noise or offensive smells, becomes injurious to the health, comfort or property of individuals or the public. Such conduct is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
(d) No household shall be permitted to own or board more than five dogs or cats, or any combination thereof, that are ten weeks of age or older on the premises of the household. Any condition of premises which violates this section is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. Specifically excluded from "household" as the term is used herein are the following:
(1) Residential lots in excess of three acres in size wherein not more than ten dogs or cats, or any combination thereof that are ten weeks of age or older, are harbored or kept; or
(2) Residential land zoned rural residential under the provisions of the City zoning code.
(e) Whoever violates this section shall be subject to a civil action to abate the nuisance.
(f) In addition to the remedy provided in subsection (e) hereof, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 1990-1. Passed 1-22-90.)