§ 6-26. Nuisance animals and hazardous animals.

(a)

Owners of nuisance animals shall be subject to fine. Nuisance animals are any animals which infringe upon the rights of another animal or a person, or:

(1)

Chase passersby or passing vehicles;

(2)

Attack other domestic animals;

(3)

Trespass on school grounds;

(4)

Are repeatedly at large;

(5)

Damage private or public property;

(6)

Bark, whine, or howl in an excessive, continuous, or untimely fashion;

(7)

Cause fouling of the air by odor and thereby create unreasonable annoyance;

(8)

Interfere with refuse collection or other service personnel;

(9)

Defecate on property other than property owned by their owner, keeper or harborer while at large or while under restraint, with the exception of persons with guide dogs.

(b)

In the case of animals causing a noise problem and after the owner of such animals has been duly notified twice that the problem needs correcting, and such correction has not been put in place, nuisance animals can then be impounded and a notice left at the owner's residence so as to provide the owner with instructions for reclaiming the animal. These regulations are in addition to any other regulations contained in this Code regarding noise limitations.

(c)

For purposes of this section, each day that a violation occurs shall be considered a separate offense, and if a separate citation is issued for each offense, each such separate offense may be punished separately.

(Code 1992, § 4-29; Ord. No. 668, § 1, 4-20-2004)

State law reference

Authority to prevent noise, A.C.A. § 14-54-103.