(A) Except for licensed watchdogs, no person shall own a vicious dog.
(B) A vicious dog may be impounded by any peace officer or dog control officer and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for the impoundment and disposition of dogs.
(C) A vicious dog running at large which because of its disposition or diseased condition is too hazardous to apprehend may be destroyed by a peace officer, dog control officer or by a person acting in defense of himself or herself, his or her family or another person.
(Prior Code, § 90.26) (Ord. 259, passed 5-8-1979) Penalty, see § 90.99