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A NIMALS § 4-4-24 (b) At all other times, when any dog is in season such dog shall be confined within a building or enclosure in such manner that she will not come in contact (except for intentional breeding purposes) with a male dog. (c) A penalty of $10 shall be imposed upon the owner or keeper of a dog for each violation of this section. (1983 CC, c 4, art 4, sec 4-23; am 2022, ord 22-36, sec 6.)4-4-24 Section 4-4-25. Noisy dogs. (a) No person shall keep any dog which barks, bays, cries, howls or makes any other noise continuously or incessantly for a period of ten minutes or barks, bays, cries, howls or makes any other noise intermittently for a period of twenty minutes within a thirty-minute period of time to the disturbance of any person at any time of day or night and regardless of whether the dog is physically situated in or upon private property. (b) A dog shall not be deemed a noisy dog for purposes of this section if, at the time the dog is barking or making any other noise, a person is trespassing or threatening to trespass upon private property in or upon which the dog is situated or for any other legitimate cause which teased or provoked the dog. Such action is declared to be a public nuisance and detrimental to the public health and welfare. 4-4-25 (1983 CC, c 4, art 4, sec 4-24; am 1992, ord 92-109, sec 1; am 2022, ord 22-36, sec 6.) Section 4-4-26. Noisy dog; reasonable attempts to reduce noise; penalties. (a) Any person disturbed by a noisy dog shall make a reasonable attempt to advise the owner or custodian who keeps such dog of this fact. Reasonable attempts for notification include by letter, email, visit to the owner or custodian, or any other legal method. If the person disturbed by a noisy dog is unable to notify the owner or custodian of the noisy dog, or after notifying the owner or custodian, the nuisance is not abated, the person disturbed by the noisy dog may then notify the appropriate enforcement agency. (b) The owner or custodian of a noisy dog that causes a disturbance as provided in section 4-4-25 shall be guilty of a violation of this section: (1) If after being advised of the disturbance per subsection (a), the owner or custodian of a noisy dog does not take immediate and effective action to abate the nuisance; or (2) If the appropriate enforcement agency is notified and responds to a complaint of a noisy dog and the nuisance is not abated. (c) There shall be a penalty of $50 for the first violation of this section. The second violation has a penalty of $100, the third $200, and any subsequent violation $400. (1983 CC, c 4, art 4, sec 4-25; am 1992, ord 92-109, sec 1; am 1996, ord 96-105, sec 1; am 2011, ord 11-48, sec 1; am 2022, ord 22-36, sec 6; am 2024, ord 24-46, sec 1.)4-4-2 SUPP. 17 (1-2025) 4-9