Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Morbi consequat sapien at nulla tincidunt porttitor. Suspendisse arcu velit, semper ut massa at, imperdiet pretium mauris. Duis nec rhoncus est. Pellentesque interdum ornare elit, nec interdum augue sollicitudin et. Praesent imperdiet dui magna, sed efficitur leo interdum porta. Ut et scelerisque turpis. Curabitur et blandit urna, id sollicitudin sem. Vestibulum laoreet dui id urna pellentesque, sit amet iaculis mi tempor. Proin tempor feugiat nunc eu pharetra. Nam congue tellus massa, eget commodo orci semper non. Duis vulputate non tellus quis tempus.
7.08.380 - Animals creating a nuisance.
A.
The keeping or harboring of any animal or fowl, whether licensed or not, which by howling, yelping, barking or other noise which is offensive to the senses, is injurious to health, disturbs or annoys any considerable number of persons or any neighborhood so as to interfere with the enjoyment of life or property, is unlawful and is a public nuisance, and each day that such act is continued constitutes a separate offense. It is unlawful to suffer or permit any animal or fowl to trespass on private or public property so as to damage or destroy any property or thing of value, or so as to commit any other act dangerous to public health or safety, and any animal or fowl committing such act is a public nuisance.
B.
Upon proof satisfactory to the director or any peace officer, of a misdemeanor violation of subsection (A), the case may be directly filed with the district attorney. When the director, any animal control officer or peace officer personally witnesses a public nuisance, as described by the complainant and this section, he may issue a citation. The first violation of this section shall be punishable as an infraction. The second and subsequent violations of this section shall be a misdemeanor punishable as provided in Section 1.12.030 of this code.
View complete ordinance
Animal Services investigates barking reports during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday. (excluding County holidays.) For assistance outside of those hours, contact the Sheriff's Department at 661-861-3110 while the barking is occurring.
For the first complaint, Animal Services will send out a warning letter to the owner. Please wait 10 days before lodging another complaint, to allow the letter to arrive and for the animal owner to respond and make corrections if that is their intent.
For subsequent complaints [need info from ASD]
Haciendo clic en el botón de "Aceptar", usted solicita que el sitio web del Condado de Kern sea traducido al español.
Porque esto es un servicio automatizado proveido por el servicio de traducción de Google, el Condado de Kern no puede garantizar la certeza de la traducción. Si la traducción parece ser incorrecta, por favor pongase en contacto con el departamento para clarificación. Además, queda usted informado que no todas las características de este sitio seran traducidas.
Los preavisos que el Condado publica individualmente en ambos inglés y español son traducidos manualmente y son verificado para la certeza, y usted puede solicitar copias duras de estos documentos en español.
