A vicious animal is deemed so when it shall have attacked or bitten any person without provocation, or when the propensity to attack or bite persons or other animals shall exist and such propensity is known or ought to reasonably be known to the owner thereof. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to harbor or keep a vicious animal within the City, except in the following circumstances:
1. Animals under the control of a law enforcement or military agency.
2. The keeping of guard dogs; however, guard dogs, must be kept within a structure or fixed enclosure at all times, and any guard dog found at large may be processed as a vicious animal pursuant to the provisions of Section 4-1-10. Any premises guarded by a guard dog shall be prominently posted with a sign containing the wording “Guard Dog,” “Vicious Dog” or words of similar import, and the owner of such premises shall inform the Police Department that a guard dog is on duty at said premises.
(Ordinance 07-23, 6-26-23)