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As Amended by Ordinance 03-8
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| Legal Disclaimer:
This document has Ordinance 03-8 merged into the applicable sections of Ordinance 00-26
as provided for in Ordinance 03-8.
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believed to be accurate. However, no claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness,
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BOCC Records Section. Reference copies are available at public libraries and the County Attorney’s
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SECTION 15. COMPANION ANIMALS CREATING NUISANCE
- No companion animal shall be allowed to unreasonably annoy humans, to endanger
the life or health of other animals or persons acting lawfully, or to substantially interfere
with the rights of others thereby interfering with the reasonable use and enjoyment of property.
It shall be prima facie evidence of nuisance if a companion animal:
- consistently and/or constantly makes excessive noise;
- causes damage to or destruction
of another's property;
- causes unsanitary, dangerous or offensive conditions, including
the fouling of the air by offensive odor emanating from excessive excrement; or
- creates
a pest, parasite or scavenger control problem which is not effectively treated.
- Upon receipt of an "Affidavit of Complaint," signed by 2 or more unrelated county
residents, each residing in separate dwellings in the vicinity in which the alleged violation
occurred, made under oath or affirmation before an individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments,
setting forth the nature and the date of the act or acts, the owner of the companion animal,
the address of the owner and description of the companion animal doing such act or acts, an
Animal Control Officer shall conduct an investigation of the incident. In the discretion of
the department, other reliable evidence may replace one of the required affidavits.
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