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No owner/guardian or person otherwise having an animal in her/his care, charge, control, custody or possession shall permit or allow the existence of a public nuisance, including but not limited to the following:

A. Permit such animal to obstruct the reasonable and comfortable use of property in any neighborhood or community by running at large, chasing vehicles, molesting passersby, or continual barking, howling, screeching or otherwise making excessive noises;

B. Permit such animal to damage or trespass on public or private property;

C. Permit unsanitary conditions to exist on the premises where such animal is kept which would cause odors, attract flies or vermin, or which would be otherwise injurious to the public health, offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property;

D. Maintain a dangerous animal, as defined in SMC 6.10.050(A), in a manner that creates a significant threat to the public health, safety or welfare;

E. Except for a disabled person using an assistance dog, permit such animal to defecate on any public street or other public property without immediately cleaning or removing the excrement to a proper receptacle; or defecate on any private property other than of its owner without the consent of the owner, lessee or other person in control of the private property;

F. Keep or maintain any animal in violation of the zoning code of the City.