(A) All animals that have been determined by the Hearing Officer to be potentially dangerous or vicious must be properly licensed and vaccinated. The status of the animal will be included in the licensing records either after the owner has agreed to the designation or the Hearing Officer has determined the designation applies to the animal. An additional fee of twice the applicable license fee will be charged for maintaining this additional information in the records.
(B) A potentially dangerous or vicious animal must be kept indoors or in an enclosure while on the owner's property. A potentially dangerous animal may be off the owner's property only if it is restrained by a substantial leash no longer than four feet in length or within an enclosed vehicle.
(C) The owner of a potentially dangerous or vicious animal must notify the Animal Control Officer, in writing, within two working days if the animal dies, is sold, transferred, or permanently removed from the city. If the animal is sold or transferred the owner must provide the name, number, and address of the new owner.
(D) Owners of potentially dangerous or vicious animals must notify in writing any person to whom the animal is sold that the animal is potentially dangerous or vicious.
(E) The owner or keeper of a vicious animal will have 30 days from the date of the determination to provide the Animal Control Officer with proof from a licensed veterinarian of the animal's sterilization and microchipping or a signed letter from a licensed veterinarian describing the reason why altering or microchipping is not possible.
(F) The Hearing Officer may impose any additional conditions upon the ownership of a potentially dangerous or vicious animal that protects public health, safety, or welfare.
(Ord. 914-C.S., passed 4-20-21)