(a) The Director of Public Safety and Service shall seize or cause to be seized or impounded any dangerous animal, where the person owning, keeping or harboring such animal, has failed to comply with the notice sent pursuant to Section 505.17 or where such animal has injured or attempted to injure any person, or such animal is at large. Upon seizure or impoundment, the animal shall be delivered to a place of confinement which may be with any organization which is authorized by law to accept, own, keep or harbor such animals, including but not limited to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, the Chief of the State Division of Wildlife or any other governmental body or unit consenting to take such animal into custody.
(b) If during the course of seizing and impounding any such animal, the animal poses a risk of serious physical harm or death to any person, the animal may be rendered immobile, by means of tranquilizers or other safe drugs or if that is not safely possible, then such animal may be killed.
(c) Any dangerous animal which causes serious physical harm to any human being shall be confiscated by the Director of Public Safety and Service or his agents and shall be destroyed. No destruction shall occur until any observation or testing, which may be required by the Health Department is completed.
(Ord. 58-85. Passed 7-15-85.)