For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
DANGEROUS ANIMAL. An animal which has:
(1) Caused bodily injury or disfigurement to any person on public or private property;
(2) Engaged in any attack on any person under circumstances which would indicate danger to personal safety;
(3) Exhibited unusually aggressive behavior, such as an attack on another animal;
(4) Bitten one or more persons on two or more occasions; or
(5) Been found to be potentially dangerous and/or the owner has personal knowledge of the same, the animal aggressively bites, attacks or endangers the safety of humans or domestic animals.
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ANIMAL. An animal which has:
(1) Bitten a human or a domestic animal on public or private property;
(2) When unprovoked, chased or approached a person upon the streets, sidewalks or any public property in an apparent attitude of attack; or
(3) Has engaged in unprovoked attacks causing injury or otherwise threatening the safety of humans or domestic animals.
PROPER ENCLOSURE. Securely confined indoors or in a securely locked pen or structure suitable to prevent the animal from escaping and to provide protection for the animal from the elements. A PROPER ENCLOSURE does not include a porch, patio or any part of a house, garage or other structure that would allow the animal to exit of its own volition, or any house or structure in which windows are open or in which door or window screens are the only barriers which prevent the animal from exiting. The ENCLOSURE shall not allow the egress of the animal in any manner without human assistance. A pen or kennel shall meet the following minimum specifications:
(1) Have a minimum overall floor size of 32 square feet;
(2) Sidewalls shall have a minimum height of five feet and be constructed of 11-gauge or heavier wire. Openings in the wire shall not exceed two inches, support posts shall be one and one- half-inch or larger steel pipe buried in the ground 18 inches or more. When a concrete floor is not provided, the sidewalls shall be buried a minimum of 18 inches in the ground;
(3) A cover over the entire pen or kennel shall be provided. The cover shall be constructed of the same gauge wire or heavier as the sidewalls and shall also have no openings in the wire greater than two inches; and
(4) An entrance/exit gate shall be provided and be constructed of the same material as the sidewalls and shall also have no openings in the wire greater than two inches. The gate shall be equipped with a device capable of being locked and shall be locked at all times when the animal is in the pen or kennel.
UNPROVOKED. The condition in which the animal is not purposely excited, stimulated, agitated or disturbed.
(2002 Code, § 6.26) (Ord. 119, Sixth Series, effective 4-27-2010; Ord. 82, Seventh Series, effective 4-5-2019)