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| - I have mixed feelings about this department. Once, a couple of pit bulls ended up in our backyard (twice this happened). They were nice dogs, but since we have two dogs of our own, we could not have them wait for pickup inside our home. We ended up waiting for animal control to pick up these dogs, about four or five hours- which tied up our day. We had them secured in another area, away from our dogs.
We are responsible pet owners (pick up their feces regularly- this is what we do, when we walk our dogs in public, at parks or around our neighborhood) as well as considerate neighbors. When we had complaints, we found a solution. But alas, we have inconsiderate neighbors who had five small loud barking dogs, at one point (it's illegal- you have to have a breeder's license now). When there were complaints about them, they claimed that they did not speak English. They've gone down to two dogs, however, they leave them outside in the backyard to bark all hours of the night. I can't tell you how many times they've done so- that's how frequent (and it so happens to be right outside our bedroom window where their dogs are kept). (When we first moved in, over five years ago, these same neighbors had two huge turkeys, ducks, and more than a dozen chickens and roosters- this is illegal in Las Vegas city limits. If you're in an area marked "Horse Property" I think that area of the city is fine with these kinds of animals.) These are the same neighbors who will do handywork in their yard at 6:30 am- I think they believe that other people in the neighborhood are up that early on weekends (or maybe they don't care about the noise ordinance law- 7am-10 pm).
Here's a summary of the process: complaints are recorded, two complaints are given to the offender, before going to court to file officially. I haven't gone down farther in the process so I will keep you posted. The number (for complaints) posted online is not the correct telephone number- for Las Vegas call 229-6444 (OPTION 2), for North Las Vegas call 633-1390, and Henderson call 267-4970.
Taken from www.accessclarkcounty.com
Noisy animals are misdemeanor violations which if witnessed by an Animal Control Officer may result in the issuance of a citation and criminal prosecution of the owner. Should an Animal Control Officer issue a citation for a noisy animal the complainant's name will be listed on the citation as the affected party and you will be required to testify in court to the habitual nature of the noise. This is also why we suggest that you speak to these parties and try to work together as neighbors before filing a noisy animal complaint. We would suggest that you try to resolve this with your neighbors. It is only with your cooperation a case can go forward towards resolution.
If Animal Control is unable to witness the violation the complaint will be forwarded to the Neighborhood Justice Center for mediation. Should mediation fail to resolve the problem you will be provided with a District Attorney's packet. In most cases a letter is sent by the District Attorney's Office prior to filing a Criminal Complaint to bring this matter into court. This process also requires the corroboration of two neighbors to process the Criminal Complaint.
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