Sec. 4-14. - Noisy animals; animals destroying property; nuisance animals generally.

(a)

The keeping or harboring of any dog or other animal or fowl, whether licensed or not, which by habitual howling, yelping, barking or other noise disturbs or annoys any person or neighborhood, is unlawful, and is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.

(b)

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, and the same is hereby declared to be a nuisance, and any such animal may be impounded by the animal control officer. Whenever it shall be affirmed in writing by one or more persons having separate residences, or regularly employed in the neighborhood, that any animal is an habitual nuisance by reason of trespassing, howling, barking, or other noise, or damage to property, or by reason of being vicious or by its actions potentially vicious, or in any other manner causing undue annoyance, the animal control officer, if he/she finds such nuisance to exist, shall serve notice upon the owner or custodian that such nuisance must be abated.

(Code 1971, § 3-14)

Cross reference— Noise, § 40-13.