[Adopted 12-10-1979 by Ord. No. 440 as Sec. 17-1 of the 1979 Code]
The Chief of Police or the Deputy Chief of Police,
either personally or by a police officer duly delegated for that purpose,
shall investigate any complaint to him made that any dog by barking,
howling, or in any other manner is disturbing the public peace or
the quiet of any person, whomsoever, and if he finds such complaint
to be true, shall forthwith cause a notice in writing to be served,
in the manner in which legal process may be served in this state,
by a police constable upon the owner or keeper of such dog, that such
dog has been causing such disturbances and requiring such owner or
keeper, within 24 hours after the receipt of such notice, to remove
and keep such dog from the premises where such dog has been creating
such disturbance, or to destroy such dog, under a penalty of $5 for
every day during which such owner or keeper shall refuse or neglect
to remove or destroy such dog.
