§ 3-6. Nuisances.

The following acts or conditions are unlawful and a nuisance. No person shall commit such an act or allow such a condition to exist on property under his care, custody or control:

(1)

The keeping of any animal which by causing frequent or long continued barking, cry or noise shall disturb any person of ordinary sensitivities in the vicinity.

(2)

The keeping of any animal in such a manner as to endanger the public health; to annoy neighbors by the accumulation of animal wastes which cause foul and offensive odors; or are considered to be a hazard to any other animal or human being; or by continued presence on the premises of another.

(3)

All animal pens, stables or enclosures in which any animal may be kept or confined which, from use, have become offensive to a person of ordinary sensitivities.

(4)

No person shall fail to provide any animal in his charge or custody with sustenance, drink, and/or protection from the element, or cause any of these acts to be done.

(5)

No person shall maintain any place where fowl or any animals are suffered to fight upon exhibition, or for sport upon wager.

(6)

The keeping of bees in such a manner as to deny the lawful use of adjacent property or endanger personal health and welfare.

(7)

No person shall tie or tether a dog to a stationary object for a period of time or in a location so as to create an unhealthy situation for the animal or a potentially dangerous situation for a pedestrian as determined by the animal control officer or a police officer.

(Ord. No. 381, § 1, 11-8-07)