Thirty minutes is extremely generous,he said.There is no reason why a dog should be barking that long.
The ordinance says barking must be sustained to be illegal,and it bans excessive barking only from 10 p.m.to 7 a.m.
Under the ordinance,a resident complains to the City Health Department,which sends a warning note.If the barking continues,the resident takes the complaint to municipal court,where fines can start at $250.Before a court date,the city would most likely try to resolve the matter through mediation,said the city attorney,Matthew T.Priore.
Last year about a dozen warning letters were sent to residents about their barking dogs,Clifton officials said.
Currently,residents can complain about barking under the citys general noise ordinance,but they have to essentially prosecute the case in municipal court themselves,Mr.Fusco said.Under the proposed ordinance,residents would appear as a witness in a case presented by the municipal prosecutor.
The new ordinance has some bite to it,Mr.Fusco said.Eric M.Zwefiing,director of the Rutgers University Noise Technical Assistance Center,trains police officers on noise complaints and writes municipal noise codes.
One of the things I say to the officers I train is that if people were fundamentally civil to each other,wed all be out of work,he said.
【职称英语综合类阅读理解原文模拟第7篇】相关文章:
★ 2014年职称英语(理工类)阅读理解中英文背诵模板(19)
★ 2015年职称英语考试理工类阅读理解训练及答案题解(5)
最新
2016-03-01
2016-03-01
2016-03-01
2016-03-01
2016-03-01
2016-03-01