§ 4-27. Nuisance animals.

(a)

It is a violation of this section for the owner of any animal to fail to exercise sufficient care and control of his or her animal and the animal commits any of the following acts:

(1)

Runs at large, other than hunting dogs in authorized areas during authorized hunting seasons;

(2)

Continuously or repeatedly barks, cries, howls, whines or causes any other objectionable noise;

(3)

Emits offensive odors which disturb the comfort, peace, or repose of any person(s) residing in the vicinity;

(4)

Damages, harms, or destroys the property of a person other than the animal owner or person in custody of the animal; or

(5)

Deposits solid excreta on public or private property other than the property of the owner or person in custody of the animal, without the authorization or consent of the property owner, unless the animal owner or person in custody of the animal immediately removes and properly disposes of the excrement.

(b)

Animal Control Officers shall have the authority to trap, hold, and impound any animal that commits any of the above described acts.

(c)

The recommended penalty for a violation of this section is a fine of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) for the first offense and five hundred dollars ($500.00) for any repeat violation within five (5) years of a previous offense.

(Ord. No. 2009-47, § 2, 9-1-09; Ord. No. 2018-22, § 2, 5-8-18)