(a)
The
keeping of more than the maximum number of animals permitted by this
chapter shall be a public nuisance.
(b)
It
shall be unlawful to keep or harbor more than six (6) dogs and/or
cats total, six (6) months of age or older on any premises used or
zoned for residential purposes and less than two (2) acres in area;
provided, however, the provisions hereof shall not apply to licensed
residential breeders or licensed residential foster owners.
(Ordinance 695-01 adopted 3/5/01)
(a)
All
animal manure and other excrement shall be disposed of in such a manner
so as to prevent it from becoming a public nuisance.
(b)
An
owner, harborer, or other person having care, custody, or control
of a dog commits an offense if he knowingly permits, or by insufficient
control allows, the dog to defecate in the city:
(1)
On private property other than property owned, leased, or controlled
by the owner, harborer, or person having care, custody, or control
of the dog; or
(2)
On public property or any other place to which the public or a substantial
group of the public has access, including but not limited to a street,
sidewalk, alley, park, or playground, or any common area of a school,
hospital, apartment house, office building, transport facility, or
shop.
(c)
It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection (b) that:
(1)
The owner, harborer, or other person having care, custody, or control
of the dog immediately and in a sanitary manner removed and disposed
of, or caused the removal and disposal of, all excreta deposited on
the property by the dog;
(2)
The dog was specially trained to assist a person with a disability
and was in the care, custody, or control of that disabled person at
the time it defecated on the property;
(3)
The owner or person in control of the property had given prior consent
for the dog to defecate on the property; or
(4)
The dog was being used in official law enforcement activities.
(Ordinance 695-01 adopted 3/5/01)
(a)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any truck,
trailer or, other vehicle that has been used for the hauling of livestock,
animals, fish or fowl in a residentially zoned area of the city when
notified by the city enforcement agent that such vehicle is creating
a public nuisance.
(b)
Upon
such notification, the owner, operator, driver or other person responsible
for such vehicle shall abate the public nuisance or move such vehicle
to a location outside of any residentially zoned area of the city.
(Ordinance 695-01 adopted 3/5/01)
It shall be unlawful for any owner to allow an animal to cause
a disturbance by excessive, continuous, habitual or untimely barking,
howling, crowing or noise-making near the private residence of another.
A person shall be deemed to have knowingly violated the terms of this
section if such person is notified by animal control or the police
department of a complaint regarding an animal noise disturbance and
fails to cease and thereafter prevent its recurrence.
(Ordinance 695-01 adopted 3/5/01)
(a)
It
shall be unlawful for any owner to allow an animal to produce odors
or unclean conditions sufficient to create a public nuisance.
(b)
It
shall be unlawful for any owner to allow an animal to be kept in a
manner or under conditions which creates foul odors, unsanitary conditions,
an unreasonable presence of vermin or their offspring, or other harmful
or offensive conditions which can be attributed to the presence of
the animal or to its physical or environmental conditions, including
but not limited to the accumulation of animal excreta.
(Ordinance 695-01 adopted 3/5/01)
It shall be unlawful for any owner to allow an animal to chase
vehicles or molest, attack, or interfere with other animals or persons
on public property, or be at large as defined herein. The animal enforcement
agent is authorized to impound any animal at large.
(Ordinance 695-01 adopted 3/5/01)
Violation of this article, except as otherwise specifically
stated herein, is a misdemeanor offense and, upon conviction, is punishable
by fine not to exceed:
(1)
$200.00
for the first offense;
(2)
$300.00
for the second offense;
(3)
$400.00
for the third offense;
(4)
$500.00
for the fourth and each subsequent offense.
(Ordinance 695-01 adopted 3/5/01)
