§ 6-2. Noisy animals.  


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  • It is unlawful to keep or harbor any animal which by frequent, habitual or continued noise shall cause an annoyance or inconvenience to a neighbor or to people passing to and from upon the public streets or sidewalks. No summons and complaint shall be issued nor shall there be a conviction for violation of this section unless there are at least two complaining witnesses from separate households who shall have signed such complaint and shall have testified at trial. Any person found responsible for violating this section shall be subject the civil sanctions and habitual offender provisions set forth in section 1-5 of this Code.

(Code 1984, § 13-1-5; Ord. No. 1363, § I.2., 8-21-01; Ord. No. 1557, § I, 4-27-04; Ord. No. 2124, § I, 2-26-08)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 1557, § I, adopted April 27, 2004, deleted the provisions of former § 6-2, which pertained to injured animals, and derived from Code 1984, § 13-1-3(B). Said ordinance also redesignated former § 6-3 as § 6-2.