505.22 DESIGNATION OF DOG AS "DANGEROUS” AND "VICIOUS".

   (a)   A dog may be determined to be "dangerous" or "vicious", as defined in Section 505.17 and subject to the requirements of Section 505.18 in one of the two (2) following ways:

       (1)   A court of competent jurisdiction may declare the dog to be vicious or dangerous in an independent or related civil or criminal proceeding; or

      (2)   The Chief of Police may provide written notice to the owner or other person harboring or having care or control of the dog that the Chief of Police has determined the dog to be dangerous or vicious. Such notice shall be given by personal service, ordinary mail, or by posting on the property at which the person resides.

   (b)   Any dog declared to be vicious by the Chief of Police is a final order and appealable to the Bedford Municipal Court.

(Ord. 2020-36. Passed 10-12-20.)