The Town Board of the Town of Bell do ordain as follows:

It shall be unlawful for any person to permit his dog or her dog or any dog which he or she shall be keeping, to run at large unattended, unaccompanied or not controlled within the limits of the Town of Bell.

All dogs shall be cared for, maintained and handled in a humane and sanitary manner and in such a way as to prevent noises, barking, fighting, or howling or other disturbances of the peace and quiet of the neighborhood. No dog shall be abandoned or turned loose by its owner or keeper.

No person shall keep or harbor within the Town any dog which by loud or frequent or habitual barking, yelping or howling shall cause
serious annoyance to the neighborhood or to persons passing to and fro upon the streets.

Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance or any regulation or order made therein shall, upon conviction, forfeit not more than Fifty and no/100 ($50.00) Dollars and in default of payment of said forfeiture and costs shall be imprisoned in the County Jail of Bayfield County not exceeding fifteen (15) days.

This ordinance shall be in full force and effect on and after the First (1st) day of August, 1977

Dated this 20th day of July, 1977.

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