Any animal which has bitten or attacked any person shall be considered vicious and shall be impounded for a period of 10 days or so long as the Board of Health shall otherwise determine. In lieu of impounding at the animal pound, the owner, at his or her expense, may provide for the animal to be delivered by the animal control agency to a commercial kennel operated by licensed veterinarian for that period. After that period, the animal shall be released or disposed of as the Board of Health shall direct. No person shall keep or permit any vicious animal within the town limits unless the same is secured by chain on his or her premises or muzzled to prevent him or her from biting. Any animal known to be vicious found running at large unmuzzled may be destroyed without attempting to impound the same.
(1982 Code, § 17-3) (Am. Ord. 06-08-2017, passed 6-08-2017) Penalty, see §
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