(A) Except as otherwise provided, any person who violates any provision of this chapter, shall be fined a civil penalty of $100. If the violation is continued, each day’s violation shall constitute a separate offense. Payment of said such penalties shall be made within ten days. Civil penalties may be assessed by citation and recovered by Davidson County in a civil action in the nature of a debt.
(B) If any dangerous dog shall, when unprovoked, attack, assault, wound, bite or otherwise injure or kill a human being, the owner shall pay a $500 fine and, after a ten day waiting period exclusive of Sundays and holidays, said dog shall be destroyed by the Animal Control Program.
(C) If any dangerous dog shall, when unprovoked, kill or wound, or assist in killing or wounding any domestic animal or pet, the owner of said dog shall pay a $250 civil penalty and the Animal Control Program is empowered to confiscate and, after the expiration of a ten day waiting period exclusive of Sundays and holidays, shall destroy said dangerous dog.
(D)
In addition, enforcement of this chapter may be by appropriate equitable remedy, injunction or order of abatement issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(Ord. passed 12-12-17; Ord. passed 4-22-24)