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persons shall comply with the commercial kennel requirements of this <br />chapter. <br />(b) There shall be no exceptions to this section. <br />Section 4. Sections 5-74 and 5-75 are added to Chapter 5 of the Santa Ana <br />Municipal Code to read in full as follows: <br />Section 5-74. Public Nuisance-Barking Dog <br />The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby decrees that maintaining, <br />keeping, and/or permitting a barking dog on any premises in the City of <br />Santa Ana constitutes a public nuisance. Every day the barking dog <br />violation exists shall be regarded as a new and separate offense. <br />Section 5-75. Enforcement-Barking Dog <br />(a) Any enforcement officer has the authority to issue an administrative <br />citation pursuant to the procedures set forth in sections 1-21.1-21.9 <br />of this Code to any responsible person for a barking dog violation <br />that the Enforcement Officer did not see or hear based upon a <br />complaint, signed under penalty of perjury, lodged by a member of <br />the community who has been disturbed by the barking dog. All <br />barking dog complaints shall be lodged with the Santa Ana Police <br />Department. <br />(b) Prior to issuing the administrative citation to the responsible person, <br />the enforcement officer shall send a warning notice via first class <br />mail or shall personally serve upon the responsible person a <br />warning notice giving the responsible person ten (10) days from the <br />date of mailing or date of personal service in which to abate the <br />public nuisance caused by the barking dog. <br />(c) The administrative citation shall contain the information set forth in <br />section 1-21.5 of this Code. <br />(d) The responsible person shall have the right to appeal the <br />administrative citation as set forth in Section 1-21.8 of this Code. <br />(e) The procedures established in this section may be in addition to <br />criminal, civil or any other legal remedy established by law which <br />may be pursued to address violations of the municipal code. <br />Section 5. Section 5-76 is added to Chapter 5 of the Santa Ana Municipal <br />Code to read in full as follows: <br />Section 5-76. Care and maintenance of dogs. <br />(a) Shelter Requirements. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, <br />house, or maintain any dog outdoors on any premises within the <br />City of Santa Ana unless the dog has access at all times to an <br />Ordinance No. NS-xxxx <br />Page 4 of 8 <br />11 A-4 <br />