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--- (5) --- State Law reference— Damage by animals, G.L. 1956, § 4-14-1 et seq.; damage by dogs, G.L. 1956, § 4-13-16 et seq.; animals at large, G.L. 1956, § 4-15-1 et seq.
Sec. 10-151. - Trespass and destruction of property by animal.#
It shall be unlawful to allow or permit any animal to trespass on private or public property so as to damage or destroy any property or thing of value. Such destruction is hereby declared to be a nuisance, and any such animal may be impounded by the animal control officer.
(Code 1982, § 4-8(c); Code 2003, § 10-151; Ord. of 6-10-1996, § 4-21(c))
Sec. 10-152. - Harboring or keeping of noisy or vicious animals.#
It shall be unlawful to keep or harbor any animal, whether licensed or not, whenever it shall be affirmed in writing and signed by two or more residents of separate dwellings of this town or by two or more persons regularly employed in the neighborhood, or such complaint has been affirmed in writing and signed by one or more residents of this town and the complaint has been verified by the animal control officer, that any animal is a habitual nuisance by reason of repeated howling or barking or making other noise, or being vicious or by its acting potentially vicious. Such keeping or harboring is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
(Code 1982, § 4-21(a); Code 2003, § 10-152; Ord. of 6-10-1996, § 4-21(a))
Sec. 10-153. - Abatement by owner and town.#
(a)
Whenever an animal is a nuisance by reason of habitual trespassing, howling, barking or other noise, or by reason of doing damage to property, or by being vicious or by its acting potentially vicious or in any other manner causing undue annoyance, the animal control officer, if such officer finds such nuisance to exist, shall serve notice upon the owner of such animal, that such nuisance must be abated. It shall be unlawful for an owner not to abate such nuisance. In addition to all other penalties, if such nuisance is not thereupon abated, the animal control officer shall impound such animal.
(b)
The animal control officer shall serve notice upon the owner or keeper of the animal that the nuisance must be abated within a period of three days after the service of the notice. Each day shall constitute a separate offense. After the third day such public nuisance continues, a fine of $25.00 per day shall be imposed.
(Code 1982, §§ 4-21(b), 4-22(a); Code 2003, § 10-153; Ord. of 6-10-1996, § 4-21(b))