§ 6.16.020. Public nuisance—Animals making noise and/or running loose.

The following are declared to constitute a public nuisance:

A.

It is unlawful and an infraction for any owner or keeper to allow or permit, whether through negligence or wilfulness, any animal to run at large within the city upon any highway, street, lane, alley, court, or other public place, or upon any private property or premises other than those of the person owning or having charge, care, custody or control of such animal. This subsection does not apply to livestock on the open range or to domestic cats.

B.

It is unlawful and an infraction for the owner or keeper of any animal, to allow said animal to disturb the peace and comfort of any other person by the persistent (meaning repeated occurrences in excess of ten minutes) making of loud and unreasonable noise which disturbs or annoys residents of nearby properties; and

C.

It is unlawful and an infraction for any owner or keeper to allow or permit any animal whether through negligence or wilfulness, to habitually trespass (meaning to come upon without the permission of the owner or person in lawful possession) on private or public property so as to damage or destroy any property or anything of value; provided, that this section shall not apply to livestock upon the open range.

D.

Neither subsection A, B, nor C of this section shall pertain to dogs in that provisions to abate problems involving dogs, are set forth later in this title.

(Ord. 703 (part), 2001)