(A) Report required.
(1) An owner, keeper or harborer of a dangerous or vicious dog or a dog that has attacked or bitten a person or domestic animal; a victim of or person witnessing such an attack or biting; a veterinarian treating a domestic animal for such an attack or biting; or a health care professional treating a person for such an attack or biting, shall report the following events to the Sheriff’s Office within three business days after the event has occurred:
(a) Any attack or biting by a dog upon any person or domestic animal; or
(b) The transfer, gift, sale or other conveyance of ownership or possession of a potentially dangerous, dangerous or vicious dog, its confinement in a veterinary facility, its removal from the territorial jurisdiction of the county, or its death.
(2) If a dog is caused to be moved into the county from any jurisdiction (whether it be a municipality, county or other local government), which has caused that dog to be classified as potentially dangerous, dangerous or vicious (or some other similar classification), or an animal so classified elsewhere is situate within the county at any time, that dog must be reported as required hereunder to the Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff or his or her designee shall review the case and classification of the previous jurisdiction and, if appropriate, cause the owner or person in possession of said dog to register the dog within the county as potentially dangerous, dangerous or vicious.
(B) Report data required. The data required in the report and the format thereof shall be as set forth in administrative procedures promulgated by the Sheriff.
(Ord. 2013-24, passed 9-15-2013) Penalty, see § 90.99