<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 4-5. - Animals creating nuisance prohibited.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               It shall be unlawful for an owner or keeper to permit an animal or animals to create
               a nuisance, or to maintain a nuisance created by an animal or animals. Compliance
               shall be required as follows:
               
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               (1)
               
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               When an animal control officer, law enforcement officer, or person duly authorized
               by the county sheriff observes a violation, the owner or keeper will be provided written
               notification of such violation and be given 48 hours from time of notification to
               abate the nuisance.
               
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               (2)
               
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               Upon a receipt of a written detailed and signed complaint being made to the county
               sheriff by any person or persons that any other person is maintaining a nuisance as
               defined in this article, the county sheriff shall cause the owner or keeper of the
               animal or animals in question to be notified that a complaint has been received, and
               shall cause the situation complained of to be investigated and a report and findings
               thereon to be reduced to writing.
               
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               (3)
               
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               If the written findings indicate that the complaint is justified, then the county
               sheriff or person duly authorized by the county sheriff, shall cause the owner or
               keeper of the animal or animals in question to be so notified in writing, and ordered
               to abate such nuisance within 48 hours by whatever means may be necessary. In the
               event the owner or keeper of the animal or animals is unknown and cannot be ascertained,
               the notice and order, along with a general description of the animal or animals shall
               be posted for 48 hours at the animal shelter. If after 48 hours the owner or keeper
               of the animal or animals remains unknown, the animals may be impounded or humanely
               destroyed.
               
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               (b)
               
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               Every female dog or cat, while in heat, shall be confined in a building or secure
               enclosure in such manner that she will not be in contact with another dog or cat,
               nor create a nuisance by attracting other animals; provided, this section shall not
               be construed to prohibit the intentional breeding of animals within an enclosed area
               on the premises of the owner of an animal being bred.
               
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               (c)
               
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               It shall be unlawful for a person to fail or refuse to abate the nuisance as required
               by this article.
               
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               (Ord. No. 1988-1, Â§ V, 1-13-1988; Ord. No. 1989-3, Â§ V, 10-2-1989;
               <a class="ordinance-link" href="" data-product-id="15271" data-ordinance-id="728542">
                  Ord. of 4-8-2015(1)
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               )
               
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