(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly harbor or keep any animal which makes loud or continuous noise without provocation and thereby disturbs the peace or the calm and repose of any person of ordinary sensibilities, after having been given notice of the violation. Proof shall be in the form of testimony from no fewer than two neighbors from two different households or one neighbor and an Animal Control Officer or police officer.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain any animal on his or her premises in such a manner as to endanger the public health, to annoy neighbors by the accumulation of animal wastes which cause foul and offensive odors or are considered to be a hazard to any other animal or human being, or by continued presence on the premises of another.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, restrain, tie or tether any dog on his or her premises so that the animal is able to reach within 40 feet from the center of a roadway. Any animal secured in this manner must be done in compliance with Tex. Health and Safety Code § 821.077, as amended, fastened by a device of sufficient strength to secure the animal upon the premises and provided with adequate shade and water.
(D) A violation under this section shall be deemed a nuisance.
(Ord. 2008-012, passed 11-18-2008; Ord. 2009-005, passed 2-17-2009; Ord. 2010-004, passed 4-21-2010; Ord. 2012-005, passed 6-19-2012) Penalty, see § 94.99