§ 8.10.015 — Definitions

8.10.015 - Definitions.

For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given herein: Director of Animal Services means the person designated by the City Council as the Animal Control Director of the City whether employed by the City or by the animal control contractor retained by City to provide animal control enforcement or the designee of such Director of Animal Services, or his/her authorized designee. Complaining party means that person or those persons who contact the Animal Control Director to report a noisy animal or noisy animals. Noisy animal means any animal or animals maintained on the same premises or location whose unprovoked excessive, unrelenting or habitual barking, howling, crying or other noises or sounds, occurring continuously and/or incessantly for a period of ten minutes or intermittently for one-half hour or more on five or more separate days within a 30 day period, annoy or become offensive to a resident or residents, other person, or animal control officer, in the vicinity thereby disturbing the peace of the neighborhood or causing excessive discomfort to any reasonable person of normal sensitivity hearing such sounds. Responsible party means that person or those persons in charge of the premises or location where any noisy animal is located and may include any of the following: 1. The person or persons who own the property where the noisy animal is located; 2. The person or persons in charge of the premises where the noisy animal is located; 3. The person or persons occupying the premises where the noisy animal is located; 4. The owner of the noisy animal. If any of those persons are minors, the parent or parents or a guardian of such minor shall be the responsible party.

(Ord. 7397 § 1, 2017; Ord. 6797 § 1, 2005; Ord. 6223 § 1 (part), 1995)