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Section 8.24.130 Animal noise control.

It is unlawful for any person to cause, or for any person in possession of real or personal property to allow to originate from the property frequent, repetitive, or continuous howling, barking, squawking or other noises made by any animal which unreasonably disturb or interfere with the peace, comfort, and repose of any property owner or possessor; except that such sounds made by livestock, other than pot-bellied pigs, whether from commercial or noncommercial activities on land which is properly zoned to allow keeping of livestock, and such sounds made in pet shops, grooming parlors, kennels, and dog day care licensed under and in compliance with this chapter and in compliance with Title 20 of this code, shall be exempt under this subsection. It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation being the owner or custodian of any dog to permit such dog to bark, bay, cry, howl or make any other noise continuously for a period of ten minutes or more or bark intermittently for one-half hour or more to the disturbance of any person at any time of day or night regardless of whether the dog is physically situated on property under the control of the owner or custodian of the dog; provided, however, that it is an affirmative defense under this subsection that the dog was intentionally provoked to bark or make any other noise by the injured person or any other person; provided, that enactment of this provision shall in no way abrogate any other provision of this code concerning animal noise.   (Ord. M-3667 § 2004: Ord. M-3027 § 9, 1992: Ord. M-2397 § 14, 1983)

(M-3667, Amended, 09/13/2004, Sec 10, Prior Text)