Draft chapter 55: Animal Protection and Control
§ 55.08 Annoyance Or Disturbance
The 2026 draft's § 55.08 beside the current code's § 55.08: removed words are struck through, added words underlined.
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Wording changed largely rewritten (67% same words)
Notable changes
- Text removed: …or chasing persons, bicycles, automobiles or other vehicles.
An owner shall not allow or permit any animal to make any noise that annoys, disturbs, offends, or unreasonably interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property of the general public.…
What changed
Word-level comparison of the current text with the draft's; spacing and paragraph breaks come from the documents' text. Footnotes are left out.
Current code
§ 55.08 Annoyance Or Disturbance
It is unlawful for the owner of a dog to allow or permit such dog to cause serious annoyance or disturbance to any person by frequent and habitual howling, yelping, barking, or otherwise, or by running after or chasing persons, bicycles, automobiles or other vehicles. An owner shall not allow or permit any animal to make any noise that annoys, disturbs, offends, or unreasonably interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property of the general public.
2026 draft
§ 55.08 Annoyance Or Disturbance
It is unlawful for the owner of an animal to allow or permit such dog or chicken to cause serious annoyance or disturbance to any person by frequent and habitual howling, yelping, barking, making loud noises, otherwise, or by running after or chasing persons, bicycles, automobiles, or other vehicles.
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