8-5-3. Nuisance animals.

Any owner or person having charge, care, custody or control of an animal or animals causing a nuisance as defined below shall be in violation of this title and subject to the penalties provided herein. The following shall be deemed a nuisance:

(1) Any animal which:

(a) causes damages to the property of anyone other than its owner;

(b) is a vicious animal as defined herein and kept contrary to Section 8-5-2 above;

(c) causes unreasonable fouling of the air by odors;

(d) causes unsanitary conditions in enclosures or surroundings;

(e) defecates on any public sidewalk, park or building, or on any property without the consent of the owner of such private property, unless the person owning, having a proprietary interest in, harboring or having care, charge, control, custody or possession of such animal shall immediately remove any such defecation to a proper trash receptacle;

(f) barks, whines or howls or makes other disturbing noises in an excessive, continuous or untimely fashion;

(g) molests passersby or chases passing vehicles;

(h) attacks other domestic animals; or

(i) is determined by the animal control officer or County Health Department to be a public nuisance by virtue of being offensive or dangerous to public health, welfare or safety.

(2) Any animals which by virtue of the number maintained, are determined by the animal control officer or County Health Department to be offensive or dangerous to the public health, welfare or safety. (Ord. 95-19, 9/12/95; Ord. 92-5, 9/1/ 1992)