§ 4-7. Nuisance animals.

(a)

Every owner or keeper of animals shall exercise proper care and control of such animals so as to prevent them from creating or becoming a public nuisance. Excessive or untimely barking, howling or yelping so as to disturb the peace and quiet of a neighborhood or its residents or to disturb the health or repose of the residents; attacking or molesting passersby or other animals; being repeatedly at large; chasing vehicles; scratching on or digging into or urinating or defecating upon lawns, shrubs, buildings or any property either public or private other than property of the owner or keeper of an animal shall be deemed to be the creation of a public nuisance and the owner or keeper of an animal causing such public nuisance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to the penalties of section 4-34. In the case of nuisance by defecation, the owner or keeper must remove all feces and dispose of them in a sanitary manner or be considered to be further in violation of the provisions of this article.

(b)

Premises on which animals, including fowl are kept, shall be maintained so as to prevent disagreeable odors arising therefrom, or the presence of breeding of flies, mosquitos and other pests. Provisions shall be made for the removal and disposal of animal and food wastes, bedding, dead animals and debris. Disposal facilities shall be so provided and operated as to minimize vermin infection, odors and disease hazards.

(c)

If revocation of an animal's license or reduction in the number of animals kept is ordered by the animal warden, the owner shall have 15 days to dispose of the animals unless otherwise specified by the animal warden. If the owner fails to take such action then the animal control officer may take custody of the animals.

(Ord. No. 1001, §§ 3.331—3.333, 11-17-86)