<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 6-114. - Animals creating a nuisance.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               The following acts or actions by an owner or possessor of an animal are hereby declared
               to be unlawful:
               
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               (1)
               
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               It shall be unlawful for any dog owner to keep a dog that habitually or repeatedly
               barks in such a manner or to such an extent that it is a public nuisance. The term
               "habitually or repeatedly" is defined as three or more times per minute for no less
               than a 15-minute period.
               
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               (2)
               
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               Maintaining animals in an unsanitary environment resulting in offensive odors or danger
               to the animal or to the public health, safety, or welfare, or failing to maintain
               a condition of good order and cleanliness that reduces the probability of transmission
               of disease.
               
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               (3)
               
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               Maintaining the owner's property in a manner that is offensive, annoying, or dangerous
               to the public health, safety, or welfare of the community because of the number, type,
               variety, density or location of the animals on the property.
               
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               (4)
               
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               Maintaining an animal that is diseased and dangerous to the public health.
               
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               (5)
               
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               Domestic animal owners shall clean up feces left on private or public property that
               is not owned by the owner.
               
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               (6)
               
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               Allowing animals to turn over garbage containers or remove garbage from them.
               
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               (7)
               
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               Allowing animals to damage gardens, foliage, or other real property.
               
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               (8)
               
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               Maintaining an animal that chases, snaps at, attacks or otherwise molests pedestrians,
               bicyclists, motor vehicles, livestock, or domestic animals off the property of the
               owner.
               
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               (9)
               
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               Owners of the animal may be issued one warning for an animal nuisance violation per
               calendar year. Any subsequent instances will be subject to a uniform citation and
               the applicable fees.
               
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               (b)
               
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               Property owners have the right to prohibit domestic animals from being present on
               their property. If any domestic animal is on a citizen's property and the mere presence
               of the domestic animal is a nuisance, then the property owner may take the following
               steps to keep animals off their property:
               
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               (1)
               
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               Fill out a complaint form provided by the animal services center stating that there
               is a domestic animal on their property that is creating a nuisance by its mere presence.
               
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               (2)
               
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               The complainants must identify themselves as the complainants and identify the name
               and address of the owner of the domestic animal that is creating a nuisance.
               
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               (3)
               
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               The complaint will be mailed certified receipt or hand delivered by an animal services
               enforcement officer to the owner of the domestic animal creating the nuisance.
               
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               (4)
               
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               After the owner of the domestic animal receives the complaint, they have 24 hours
               to ensure that the identified domestic animal in the complaint is not present on the
               complainant's property.
               
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               (5)
               
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               If the identified domestic animal in the complaint is thereafter found to be present
               on the complainant's property, the owner of the domestic animal will be in violation
               of this chapter.
               
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               Note: This measure is to give property owners the right to identify specific domestic
               animals that are creating a nuisance. This does not bind the county to keep all animals
               off any property. The animal services department will not take complaints from complainants
               requesting that all domestic animals be kept off their property.
               
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               (Ord. No.
               <a class="ordinance-link" href="" data-product-id="14529" data-ordinance-id="1036807">
                  2020-04
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               , 8-18-2020)
               
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