§ 91.28 RESPONSIBILITY OF OWNER.
   (A)   The owner or keeper of any dog which has, to the knowledge of the owner or by notification of the owner by a complaining party, bitten a human being, shall immediately confine the dog in some structure from which it cannot make exit by its own power and volition, and said owner shall immediately notify the Animal Control Officer, or any law officer, of such fact.
   (B)   The owner or keeper of any dog which has, to the knowledge of the owner or by notification to the owner by a complaining party, damaged, defaced, or destroyed the property of another, or caused serious annoyance or disturbance to any person or persons, shall be deemed in violation of the provisions of this section and shall be subject to the penalties herein provided.
   (C)   Whenever an affidavit is made before the Town Judge that the owner of a dog has violated the provisions of this subchapter, the Town Judge shall issue an order to show cause to such owner of the dog to be returnable on a certain day, for the purpose of hearing the allegations in such affidavit, and if found to be true, then the Town Judge may issue an order directing the owner of the dog to destroy it in a humane manner within 24 hours after receiving such order, and/or make suitable and reasonable restitution to the complaining party. The owner who refuses or neglects to destroy the dog within 24 hours after receiving such order shall be guilty of violating this section, and it shall be the duty of the Animal Control Officer, his or her representative, or any law enforcement officer to forthwith humanely destroy such dog without notice to the owner thereof.
(Prior Code, § 8-2-8) (Ord. passed 7-25-2011)