(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain any dog within the corporate limits when that dog habitually barks, howls or whines so as to cause annoyance to persons residing within a reasonable distance of the location where the dog is kept or maintained and when the barking, howling or whining interferes with the reasonable use and enjoyment of property owned or occupied by persons living within a reasonable distance of the location where the dog is kept or maintained.
(B) Upon a written and signed complaint being made to the Police Department by any resident pursuant to division (A) above, and upon a determination by the Police Department, after an investigation, that the complaint is valid, a representative of the Police Department shall notify the person against whom the complaint is directed that a complaint has been received, and thereupon the person shall remedy the unlawful condition within 24 hours from the time of notification.
(C) Any person failing or refusing to remedy the unlawful condition found to exist pursuant to this section within 24 hours from the time of notification shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
(1977 Code, § 4-21) Penalty, see § 90.99