Chapter 8.28 — NOISY ANIMALS—NUISANCES

No person owning, keeping or having in his or her care or custody any dog, bird, fowl or other animal, shall knowingly permit or suffer such dog, bird, fowl or other animal, by any barking or other noise or sound, to disturb any other person's peace and quiet. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the keeping of any watchdog, provided the keeper thereof takes immediate steps to quiet such dog whenever it barks and provided such keeper never leaves such dog unattended on the premises in a place where its barking, if prolonged or if repeated any undue number of times, disturbs any other person's peace and quiet.

(Ord. 97-73 § 7.1, 1973; Ord. 54 § 3, 1999)

No person, after being informed orally or in writing that his or her dog or other animal has by barking or other noise or sound disturbed any other person's peace and quiet, shall fall, refuse or neglect to take whatever steps or use whatever means are necessary to assure that such dog or animal does not again disturb said other person's peace and quiet. (Ord. 97-73 § 7.2, 1973)

It is unlawful for any person owning or having under his or her control any animals or permit the same to damage or destroy plants or property of another person or to defecate or commit a nuisance on the property of another person.

(Ord. 97-73 § 8.1, 1973)

CHAPTER 8.40 MISCELLANEOUS ANIMAL REGULATIONS