(A) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to own or harbor a vicious animal without keeping the animal securely confined on the owner's or keeper's premises and under the restraint such that persons lawfully on the premises, or elsewhere, may not be attacked or bitten by the animal. The premises where the animal is kept shall be adequately posted with warning signs indicating the presence of such an animal.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person, excepting a duly constituted peace officer engaged in the discharge of a duty imposed upon him or her by the laws of the state, or by the laws or postal regulations of the USA, to enter the premises or fenced area so posted, without the permission of or in the presence of the owner or keeper of the known vicious animal.
(B) Any person harboring such a vicious animal, who shall violate this section with the result that death or bodily injury is inflicted upon a human being at a time and place where the injured person had a right to be, shall be guilty of an ordinance violation and upon conviction shall be fined in accordance with § 94.99 and the animal shall be euthanized in accordance with § 94.27.
(Ord. 2016-08, passed 12-19-2016; Ord. 2022-02, passed 6-20-2022; Ord. 2022-07, passed 8-15-2022)
Penalty, see § 94.99