No household shall keep four or more dogs, over the age of six
months, at any place within the City without having gotten a kennel
license issued by the City Clerk. Households which exceed this limit
on the effective date of this chapter, may keep animals in excess
of these limits for a period of one year from the effective date of
this chapter. Nothing in this section, or in this chapter, diminishes
the authority of the Board of Health or its employees to order a reduction
in number or complete removal of any animals if, in the their opinion,
the owners, keepers or household are keeping animals in an unsanitary
condition or in violation of this chapter, the maintenance or keeping
of the animals creates or may create a nuisance, or threatens or injures
the health, safety or well-being of the members of the household,
members of the public or public officials acting in the course of
their official conduct.