505.08 NUISANCE CONDITIONS PROHIBITED.

   (a)    For purposes of this chapter, "harboring" means allowing any animal or fowl habitually to remain, be lodged or fed within any dwelling, building, yard or enclosure occupied or owned by the person harboring such animal or fowl.

   (b)   No person shall keep or harbor any animal or fowl in the Municipality so as to create offensive odors, excessive noise or unsanitary conditions which are a menace to the health, comfort or safety of the public, or otherwise permit the commission or existence of a nuisance as defined hereafter.

   (c)    Any animal, which, by biting or frequent and habitual barking, howling or yelping, or in any way or manner, injures or disturbs the quiet of the community, or which disturbs or endangers the comfort, repose or health of persons, is hereby declared to be committing a nuisance. No owner, keeper or harborer of such animal shall harbor or permit it to commit such nuisance.

   (d)   Any animal which scratches, digs, urinates or defecates upon or otherwise damages or destroys any lawn, tree, shrub, plant, building or any other public or private property, other than the property of the owner, keeper or harborer of such animal, is hereby declared to be a nuisance. This section shall not apply to seeing eye dogs, when such dogs are assisting a vision-impaired person.

   (e)   No person being the owner, keeper or harborer of any animal shall allow or permit such animal to commit a nuisance on any school grounds, City park or other public property, or upon any private property other than that of the owner, keeper or harborer of such animal, without the permission of the owner of such property. Where the owner, keeper or harborer of such animal immediately removes all feces deposited by such animal and disposes of same in a sanitary manner, such nuisance shall be considered abated. 

   (f)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.

(Ord. 1991-54. Passed 10-7-91.)