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<br />City ofCenterville Ord #24 <br />Effective: 10/27/99 <br /> <br />Subd. 1 Habitual Barking. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or harbor an animal which <br />habitually barks or cries. Habitual barking shall be defmed as barking for repeated intervals of at <br />least three minutes with less than one minute of interruption. Such barking must also be audible off <br />of the owner's or caretaker's premises. <br /> <br />Subd. 2 Chasing of PedestrianIMoving Vehicles. To chase vehicles or to molest or annoy any <br />person while away from the property of its owner. <br /> <br />Subd.3 Damage to Property. It shall be unlawful for any person's dog or other animal to damage <br />any lawn, garden, or other property, whether or not the owner has knowledge of the damage. Any <br />such animal may be impounded as provided in this Ordinance or a complaint may be issued by <br />anyone aggrieved by an animal under this ordinance, against the owner of the animal for <br />prosecution under this Ordinance. <br /> <br />Subd. 4 Cleaning Up LitterlFeees Disposal. The owner of any animal shall be responsible for <br />cleaning up any feces of the animal and disposing of such feces in a sanitary manner whether on their <br />own property, on the property of others or on public property, in the following manner: <br /> <br />(1) During the period of November 1 sl through April 30th, all feces material <br />shall be removed from the owners premises and/or stored in a sanitary <br />manner within seven (7) days/one (1) week. <br /> <br />(2) During the period of May 1 st through October 31 st, all feces material shall <br />be removed from the owners property and/or stored in a sanitary manner <br />within forty eight (48) hours/two (2) days. <br /> <br />(3) Objectionable feces odor and/or flies detectable at the adjoining property <br />line shall be deemed a violation of this Section. <br /> <br />Subd. 5 The owner of any animal shall not permit such animal to be on public property or the <br />property of another without having in their owners immediate possession a device for the immediate <br />removal of feces material deposited by the animal, as well as a container for the transport of such <br />material to a proper disposal receptacle located on the property of the owner. Immediate removal of <br />feces is required per this Ordinance. <br /> <br />Subd.6 The provisions of this Section, shall not apply to any animal specifically trained for and <br />actually providing assistance to the physically challenged or other individuals with severe disabilities <br />who are unable to clean up after a companion dog; dogs when used in police activities by the City; or <br />tracking dogs when used by or with permission of the City. <br /> <br />Page 9 of 16 <br /> <br />I _ <br />