BARKING DOG ORDINANCE
ADOPTED APRIL 8, 1995
Section 1.
No owner or person having custody of any dog kept within the legal limits of the Town of Turner shall allow such dog to unnecessarily annoy or disturb any person by continued or repeated barking or other loud or unusual noises.
Section 2.
Upon written complaint by the person disturbed, signed and sworn to, any constable or Animal Control Officer of the Town of Turner or duly qualified law enforcement official may investigate and may give written notice to the owner or keeper or such dog that such annoyance or disturbance must cease. The warning shall be made a part of the complaint.
Section 3.
Thereafter, upon continuance of such annoyance or disturbance, such owner shall be guilty of civil violation and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of $25.00 for the first offense. Each additional conviction after the first conviction shall be punished by a fine of $50.00. All fines so assessed shall be recovered for the use of the Town of Turner through District Court