505.19 DESIGNATION OF DOG AS "DANGEROUS' AND "VICIOUS";

   (a)   A dog may be determined to be "dangerous" or "vicious", as defined in Sections 505.091(a) and 505.091(f), and thus subject to the requirements of Section 505.092, in one of the two following ways:

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

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

   (b)   The provisions of this section are not applicable to dogs classified as vicious pursuant to the provisions of subsection (c)(2)C. of Section 505.091.

(Ord. 94-2019. Passed 11-4-19.)