§ 10-21. Barking dogs.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person in the unincorporated areas of the county that are subdivided for residential purposes, or within 500 feet of such areas of unincorporated county, to own, keep, have in his possession, or harbor any dog which, by frequent or habitual howling, yelping, barking, or otherwise, shall cause annoyance or disturbance to any person, provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any animal shelter, veterinary hospital or clinic.

(b)

A person shall not be found to be in violation of this article unless sufficient evidence is presented, which evidence shall include at least one of the following:

(1)

A complaint made by one person, which is accompanied by audio or video recordings depicting ten or more minutes of continuous howling, yelping, barking or otherwise.

(2)

Complaints made by two or more persons, residing in different households, regarding the same dog(s) and owner(s), keeper(s) or harborer(s): or

(3)

A complaint made by one neighbor, but which is corroborated by a responding officer who observes at least ten minutes of continuous howling, yelping, barking or otherwise.

(Ord. No. 2016-15, 11-16-16)