<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 14-6. - Public nuisances prohibited.</div>
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               It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep, or maintain a domestic animal in
               such a manner as to constitute a public nuisance. By way of example and not of limitation,
               the following acts or actions by an owner/keeper of an animal are hereby declared
               to be a public nuisance and are therefore unlawful:
               
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                  (1)
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                  Having a domestic animal that disturbs the rights of, threatens the safety of, or
                  damages a member of the general public, or interferes with the ordinary use and enjoyment
                  of one's property.
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                  (2)
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                  Allowing or permitting an animal to injure or kill a domestic animal or damage the
                  property of anyone other than its owner or possessor, including, but not limited to,
                  turning over garbage containers, or damaging gardens, flowers, or vegetables, or defecating
                  upon the property of another.
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                  (3)
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                  Maintaining domestic animals in an unsanitary environment which results in offensive
                  odors or is dangerous to the animal or the public health, safety or welfare, or a
                  failure to maintain a condition of good order and cleanliness which reduces the probability
                  of transmission of disease.
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                  (4)
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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 domestic animals on the property.
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                  (5)
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                  Maintaining a domestic animal that is diseased and a hazard to public health.
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                  (6)
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                  Maintaining domestic animals that chase, snap at, or attack pedestrians, joggers,
                  animals walked on a leash by owners, bicycles or other vehicles.
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               In addition to any other enforcement remedies available under this chapter, if the
               animal control supervisor declares an animal to be a nuisance under this section,
               then the animal control supervisor has the authority to order the owner to confine
               the animal in accordance with the animal control supervisor's instructions. It shall
               be unlawful for the owner to fail to comply with such an order or with the instructions
               in the order.
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               Owners or keepers of domestic animals determined to be nuisances shall be notified
               and ordered to abate such nuisance within 48 hours by whatever means necessary. Failure
               to comply within the designated time frame shall constitute a separate offense for
               each day the violation continues thereafter.
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               (Ord. of 1-7-02)
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