ORD 18-001ORDINANCE NO. 18-001
AN ORDINANCE amending Chapter 6.08.140 of the Camas
Municipal Code relating to animal noise.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMAS DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section I
Section 6.08.140(C) of the Camas Municipal Code is hereby amended to provide as
follows:
1. Permit any dog to damage public property or private property,
or
2. For any person, firm or corporation being the owner or
custodian of any dog, to permit such dog to bark, bay, cry,
howl or make any other noise continuously for a period of ten
(10) minutes or more, or bark intermittently for one-half hour
(30 minutes) or more to the reasonable disturbance of any
person at any time of the day or night regardless of whether the
dog is physically situated on property under the control of the
owner or custodian of the dog; provided, however, that it is an
affirmative defense under this subsection that the dog was
intentionally provoked to bark or make any other noise by the
injured person or any other person; provided, that enactment of
this provision shall in no way abrogate any other provision of
this code concerning animal noise.
Section II
Section 6.08.140(H) is hereby added to provide as follows:
To cause, or for any person in possession of real or personal property to allow to
originate from the property frequent, repetitive, or continuous howling, barking,
squawking or other noises made by any animal which unreasonably disturb or
interfere with the peace, comfort and repose of any property owner or possessor;
except such sounds made by livestock, other than potbellied pigs, whether from
commercial or noncommercial activities on land which is properly zoned to
keeping of livestock, and such sounds made in pet shops, grooming parlors,
animal shelters, kennels, and dog day care.
ORDINANCE NO. 18-001
Section III
This ordinance shall take force and be in effect five (5) days from and after its publication
according to law.
APPROVED as to form:
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City Attorney
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Mayor
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Clerk