(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep, possess or maintain an animal in the manner so as to constitute a nuisance.
(B) The actions of an animal constitute a nuisance when an animal disturbs the rights of, threatens the safety of or damages a member of the general public or interferes with the ordinary use and enjoyment of private or public property:
(1) Maintaining an animal that habitually or repeatedly disturbs, interferes with or annoys human beings;
(2) Maintaining an animal that tips over garbage pails or damages gardens, flowers or vegetables;
(3) Failing to confine in a building or secure enclosure a female dog while in estrus;
(4) Allowing or permitting an animal to bark, whine, howl or yowl in an excessive, continuous or untimely fashion, or to make other noise in the manner so as to result in a serious annoyance or interference with the reasonable use and enjoyment of neighboring premises. Any person lodging the complaint shall be responsible for pursuing available judicial remedies by filing the action with the appropriate judicial authority;
(5) Maintaining an animal that chases, snaps at, attacks or otherwise molests pedestrians, bicyclists, motor vehicle passengers or farm stock or domestic animals;
(6) Maintaining an animal that habitually or continuously loiters on public places; and
(7) Maintaining an animal that is diseased and dangerous to the health of the public unless under the care of a licensed veterinarian.
(Ord. passed 5-3-2004) Penalty, see § 91.99