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§ 90.24 DOGS RUNNING AT LARGE.
   It shall be unlawful for the owner or keeper of any dog, either licensed or unlicensed, regardless of the age of the dog, to allow the dog to be at large and unattended or to run in any street, park, lawn, garden, schoolyard, playground or on any other public or private property.
Penalty, see § 90.99
§ 90.25 NOISE DISTURBANCE.
   (A)   No person shall keep or harbor any dog within the city which, by frequent and habitual barking, howling or yelping, creates unreasonably loud and disturbing noises of a character, intensity and duration as to disturb the peace, quiet and good order of one or more of the inhabitants of two or more separate residences.
   (B)   Any person who shall allow any dog habitually to remain, be lodged or fed within any dwelling, yard or enclosure which he or she occupies or owns shall be considered as harboring the dog.
Penalty, see § 90.99
§ 90.26 IMPOUNDMENT.
   Every police officer, peace officer or other authorized official shall have the authority to apprehend any dog running at large in violation of this chapter and any unlicensed dog in the city, and to impound the dog or have the dog impounded in the appropriate place.
§ 90.27 RECLAIMING IMPOUNDED DOG.
   The owner of any dog so impounded may reclaim the dog upon the payment of all appropriate fees and after fulfilling any and all other requirements.
§ 90.99 PENALTY.
   (A)   Any person who violates any provision of this chapter for which another penalty is not already otherwise provided shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $500 for each offense. Each day the violation exists shall constitute a separate offense.
   (B)   Any person who violates § 90.03 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $500, imprisoned for not more than 12 months or both for each offense.
(KRS 525.130)
   (C)   Any person who violates § 90.04 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense if the dog or cat suffers physical injury as a result of the torture.
Statutory reference:
   Torture of dogs and cats, see KRS 525.135
   (D)   Any person who violates § 90.05 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500.
(KRS 436.600)