§ 4-32. Animals creating public nuisance prohibited.

It shall be a public nuisance for any owner or controlling party to allow or permit an animal to:

(1)

Frequently and habitually barking, crying, yelping or howling thereby causing the peace of any person to be disturbed multiple times in a compressed time period at the discretion of the animal control officer or other empowered city official; or

(2)

Cause reasonably articulable fear or annoyance to a person in the immediate area or substantially interfere with the rights of persons, other than its owner to enjoyment of life or property by frequently displaying aggressive behavior, including, but not limited to, growling, charging, showing of the teeth, hissing or raising of fur as determined by an animal control officer or other empowered city official.

(3)

Damages the property of anyone other than its owner's.

(4)

If an animal is impounded as a result of creating a public nuisance, then all fees associated with impoundment shall be made payable to the city animal shelter in addition to any fines imposed by the court.

(Ord. No. 4379, § 1, 7-20-15)