(A) Every vicious animal, as determined by the Animal Care and Control Authority, shall be confined by the owner within a building or secure enclosure and shall be securely muzzled or caged whenever off the premises of its owner, or restrained as otherwise directed by the Animal Care and Control Authority. Upon determination by the Animal Care and Control Authority that an animal is vicious and after the exhaustion of any appeals, the owner shall have the animal microchipped for permanent identification by a licensed veterinarian within ten days and the corresponding microchip data shall be given to the Animal Care and Control Authority. If an owner of an animal determined to be vicious or potentially dangerous sells or gives the animal to another person, the owner shall provide written notice to the Animal Care and Control Authority that made the determination and state the name and address of the new owner of the animal and notify the person taking possession of the animal in writing of the animal’s vicious or potentially dangerous behavior and the circumstances surrounding its vicious or potentially dangerous determination.
(B) The Animal Care and Control Authority’s Animal Control Officers may enter onto the property where a vicious dog is to be confined and check for special restraint compliance at any reasonable time.
(C) An Animal Control Officer or law enforcement officer may pursue and destroy an at large animal placing the public in imminent danger or animals in the act of attacking livestock or other domestic animals if necessary.
(2004 Code, § 81-8) (Ord. 26, passed 1-21-1980; Ord. 02- 23, passed 11-26-2002; Ord. 06-15, passed 11-28-2006)