For the purpose of this subchapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ANIMAL. Any living vertebrate, domestic or wild, excluding humans.
OWN. The status of holding a license for or legal title to an animal, or feeding, having charge of, harboring, sheltering or taking care of any animal for three or more consecutive days.
VICIOUS ANIMAL. Any animal whose owner or keeper knows, or reasonably should know, has a propensity to attack a person by biting or in any manner causing injury or the reasonable likelihood of injury; or, one which has a propensity to habitually or repeatedly attack livestock or other domestic animals. This definition shall not apply to any animal which bites, attacks or attempts to attack any person or animal unlawfully present upon the premises, or which is provoked to attack.
WILD ANIMAL. Any animal which can normally be found in a wild state; those feral, exotic, dangerous or non-domestic animals which generally do not live in or about the habitation of humans, including, but not limited to, lions, tigers, leopards, wildcats, bears, deer and the like.
(Ord. 14-8, passed 10-9-2014)