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. for the purposes of breeding or sale, or sporting purposes. Any person owning, harboring or keeping for pleasure or profit three (3 ) dogs older than three (3 ) months shall be deemed an operator of a dog kennel. (c) Owner shall mean any person, firm or corporation owning, harboring or keeping a dog. (Ord. No. 198, 1, 6-27-77) SECTION 5-32. RUNNING AT LARGE-DOGS, CONTROL - No owner or keeper of any dog, whether licensed or unlicensed, shall permit such dog to run at large. It shall be the obligation and responsibility of the owner or custodian of any dog in the City, whether permanently or temporarily therein, to prevent any such dog at any time to be on any street, public park, school grounds, or public place without being effectively restrained by a chain or leash not exceeding eight (8) feet in length. (Ord. No. 198, 3-28- 94) The fact that a dog is running at large within the meaning of this section shall be prima facie proof of a violation hereof, and shall subject the owner or keeper of such dog to the penalty provided in section 5-39. (Ord. No. 198, 7, 6-27-77) . SECTION 5-33. OWNER TO CLEAN UP AFTER DOG. - Any person having custody or control of any dog in a public place shall have the responsibility for cleaning up any feces of the animal and dispose of such feces in a sanitary manner. It shall furthermore be the duty of each person having the custody and control of any dog to have on such person possession of a device or equipment for picking up and removal of animal feces. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to a guide dog accompanying a blind person or to a dog when used in police or rescue activities. SECTION 5-34. OWNER TO PREVENT NUISANCES The owner or custodian of any dog shall prevent the dog from committing in the City any act which constitutes a nuisance. It is a nuisance for any dog to habitually or frequently bark or cry at night, to frequent school grounds, parks or public beaches, to chase vehicles, to molest or annoy any person away from the property of his/her owner or custodian, or to damage, defile or destroy public or private property. Failure of the owner or custodian of a dog to prevent the dog from committing such a nuisance is a violation of this chapter [or "this Code" or "this division"] . . SECTION 5-35. HABITUAL HOWLING AND BARKING DOGS UNLAWFUL, No person shall keep, harbor or maintain at any place within the