§ 9.01.05. Loud animal.

(A)

It shall be unlawful for any person to harbor or keep an animal which by loud and frequent or habitual barking, howling, yelping, or other noise shall cause annoyance or disturbance to the neighborhood. Between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. each day Sunday evening through Friday morning or between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. Saturday and Sunday morning, any harbored or kept animal that is plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet or more, shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section.

(B)

Code enforcement officers, police officers, solid waste control inspector and others assigned by the service-safety director shall be supplied with citation tags that include the name, if available, and address, for the purpose of notice to persons violating subsection (A) of this section. The notice may be given by delivering such tag to the violator or by affixing it to the dwelling unit housing said violator. A violation of subsection (A) shall be an administrative offense requiring a fine of $20.00. Fines for subsequent violations within six months shall double. Any person cited with an offense who does not pay the required administrative fine within 30 days shall receive a minor misdemeanor citation into court. Any person cited with an offense of this section who wishes to appeal the violation shall visit the Athens Police Department and receive a minor misdemeanor citation into court, providing notice and an opportunity to be heard, which shall serve as an appeals process.

(Ord. No. 0-84-14, § I, 10-20-2014)

Editor's note

Section I of Ord. No. 0-84-14, adopted Oct. 20, 2014, changed the title of § 9.01.05 from "Loud dog" to read as herein set out.