§ 90.999 PENALTY.

   (A)   Whoever violates any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is provided shall be punished as set forth in § 10.99.

   (B)   Violence on a service dog and interference with a service dog are crimes punishable by a fine of up to $500.

(Prior Code, § 90.045)

   (C)   Any owner of any animal regulated by this chapter who fails repeatedly to care for or control the animal and has been issued warnings or citations for violating one or more provisions of this chapter on four or more occasions within any 12-month period, shall be deemed to be maintaining a nuisance, the abatement of which shall be the forfeiture of the animal or animals in violation.

(Prior Code, § 90.137)

   (D)   Any person, upon violation of the provisions of §§ 90.015, 90.031, 90.032 or 90.033, who shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any of the provisions of these sections shall be in violation of this chapter, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined as follows:

      (1)   First violation: $25 fine;

      (2)   Second violation: $50 fine;

      (3)   Third violation: $75 fine; and

      (4)   Fourth violation: Forfeiture of animal, as per division (B) above.

(Prior Code, § 90.999)

(Ord. 97-16, passed 8-4-1997; Ord. 98-24, passed 7-6-1998; Ord. 00-36, passed 11-6-2000; Ord. 06-36, passed 12-18-2006)