(A) The enforcing agency, department or individual may choose to seek enforcement through the Code Enforcement Board enacted on 4-30-2003 by Ord. 09-2003.
(B) Any person violating this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50, nor more than $200, or be imprisonment in the county jail for not less than ten, nor more than 60 days, or by both fine and imprisonment. Every day a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(C) (1) Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of this chapter concerning owning a vicious dog, in addition to the penalties imposed, may be required by a District Court Judge to have the dog humanely euthanized if, in the opinion of that Judge, that the severity of the attack warrants such action.
(2) Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of this chapter concerning owning a potentially vicious dog or vicious dog shall be fined not less than $250 and shall have the dog spayed or neutered within seven days of that finding. Proof of the surgery must be provided to the citing agency within 24 hours of its performance.
(3) Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of this chapter concerning owning a potentially vicious dog or a vicious dog, in addition to any other penalties or stipulations imposed, shall within seven days of that finding also have the dog implanted with a microchip identification. Within seven days of that implantation, the owner shall present the animal to the Division of scanning and verification of the microchip and identification number.
(4) In addition to any penalties and/or stipulations imposed, anyone convicted of violations of §§ 90.17, 90.18, 90.23 and 90.24 of this chapter may also be required to relinquish ownership of the animal(s) to the county’s Dog Warden immediately upon conviction, and said animal may be humanely euthanized according to the standard of procedures followed by the county’s Dog Warden.
(D) Any owner, custodian, possessor or harborer which violates this chapter shall be fined not less than $25, nor more than $500, for the first offense and not less than $100, nor more than $500, for each subsequent offense, plus applicable court costs.
(E) (1) Any corporation who violates § 90.30 shall be subject to a Class B Misdemeanor criminal penalty of $5,000 or double the amount of the corporation's gain from commission of the offense, whichever is greater. Each animal offered for sale in violation of § 90.30 shall constitute a separate violation.
(2) Any person who violates § 90.30 shall be subject to a Class B Misdemeanor criminal penalty of $250 or a term of imprisonment not exceeding 90 days, or both. Each animal offered for sale in violation of § 90.30 shall constitute a separate violation.
(Prior Code, § 90.20) (Ord. 28, passed 12-4-1995; Ord. 17-2000, passed 9-25-2000; Ord. 29-2000, passed 12-18-2000; Ord. 19-2003, passed 6-23-2003; Ord. 23-2021, passed 10-18-2021)