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• City of Centerville Animal Ordinance #24 - Updated 10/27/99 24.08 Nuisances. Subd. 1 Habitual Barking. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or harbor an animal which habitually barks or cries. Habitual barking shall be defined as barking for repeated intervals of at least three minutes with less than one minute of interruption. Such barking must also be audible off of the owner's or caretaker's premises. Subd. 2 Chasing of pedestrian /moving vehicles. To chase vehicles or to molest or annoy any person while away from the property of its owner. Subd. 3 Damage to Property. It shall be unlawful for any person's dog or other animal to damage any lawn, garden, or other property, whether or not the owner has knowledge of the damage. Any such animal may be impounded as provided in this Ordinance or a complaint may be issued by anyone aggrieved by an animal under this ordinance, against the owner of the animal for prosecution under this Ordinance. Subd. 4 Cleaning up litter/Feces Disposal. The owner of any animal shall be responsible for cleaning up any feces of the animal and disposing of such feces in a sanitary manner whether on their own property, on the property of others or on public property, in the following manner: (1) During the period of November 1" through April 30 all feces material shall be removed from the owner's premises and /or stored in a sanitary manner within seven (7) days /one (1) week. (2) During the period of May 1 through October 31", all feces material shall be removed from the owners property and/or stored in a sanitary manner within forty eight (48) hours/two (2) days. (3) Objectionable feces odor and/or flies detectable at the adjoining property line shall be deemed a violation of this Section. Subd. 5 The owner of any animal shall not permit such animal to be on public property or the property of another without having in their owners immediate possession a device for the immediate removal of feces material deposited by the animal, as well as a container for the transport of such material to a proper disposal receptacle located on the property of the owner. Immediate removal of feces is required per this Ordinance. Subd. 6 The provisions of this Section, shall not apply to any animal specifically trained for and actually providing assistance to the physically challenged or other individuals with severe disabilities who are unable to clean up after a companion dog; dogs when used in police activities Page 9 of 16