The definitions contained in this section shall govern the construction, meaning and application of words and phrases used in this Chapter.
(a) “Director”means the Director of the Department of Community Services or the person designated by the Director of the Department of Community Services as the person responsible for administering the provisions of this Chapter.
(b) “Dog” shall mean and include any canine (Canis familiaris).
(c) “Dog Park” shall mean and include a fenced area in a “public park” (as defined in Section 13.08.010 of this Code), or any portion of a public park, or on any other City-owned land approved and designated exclusively for exercise and recreation for dogs by the City Council.
(d) “Person responsible for a dog” means a person either owning or having the charge, care, control, possession or custody of a dog.
(e) “Vicious dog” means (i) any dog that, as determined by the Director, bites or attempts to bite any human or dog without provocation, or which has a disposition or propensity to attack, bite or menace any human or dog without provocation and endangers the health and safety of any person, or (ii) any dog previously declared vicious pursuant to Section 8.08.090 of this Code, and/or any other State or local law.
(Ord. 6314 § 1 (part); February 3, 2015.)