Any person who is the owner or keeper or individual
having responsibility for a dog shall ensure that such dog is not
a nuisance by reason of excessive barking.
For the purpose of the Article, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
NUISANCE
A source of annoyance to sick or convalescing persons residing
in the vicinity or disturbing a person's or persons' reasonable right
to peace or privacy by making loud or continuous noise.
Enforcing persons for this Article are the Dog
Officer or his designee, the Director of the Department of Natural
Resources or his designee, the Chief of Police or his designee.
[Amended AFTM 12-1-1993, Art. 36, approved 2-25-1994]
Whoever violates any provision of this Article
V shall be subject to a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.) for the first offense within a calendar year and a fine of fifty dollars ($50.) for the second and any subsequent offense within a calendar year.