§ 8-38. Nuisance; owner to maintain clean premises.

(a)

No person shall willfully or knowingly harbor or keep on his premises or elsewhere any animal which causes an unreasonable disturbance of the peace of the neighbors or occupants of adjacent premises, or suffer or permit any animal to create a nuisance as defined in this chapter. This includes excessive barking. A person shall be deemed to have willfully and knowingly violated this section, if such person, having been notified by the department or law enforcement officers of such disturbances, shall have refused for a period of 24 hours to correct same and prevent reoccurrence. In the matter of excessive barking, the remedy shall be immediate upon notification.

(b)

The owner of any animal shall maintain his premises in such a manner as not to constitute either a private nuisance to adjoining property or a nuisance to the public generally. Pens or yards in which animals are confined or maintained shall be cleaned regularly so that they are kept free from offensive odors which would disturb any person residing within a reasonable distance of said premises; and the animals themselves shall be restrained in such a fashion that noise emanating therefrom shall not be disturbing to such persons.

(c)

Premises on which animals are kept shall be maintained so as to prevent disagreeable odors arising therefrom, or the presence or breeding of flies, mosquitoes, 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 infestation, odors, and disease hazards.

(d)

If any part of a public street or the private property of a person other than the owner of the animal shall be soiled by the excreta of that animal, whether such nuisance shall take place in the presence of the owner or not, the owner shall, upon becoming aware thereof, promptly remove such excreta and dispose of it in a sanitary manner.

( Ord. No. 5580 , 5-19-2016)