(A) Keeping dangerous animal. No person shall own, keep or harbor any dangerous animal in the town.
(B) Attacks prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person, owner or possessor to permit such animal to attack or bite any person or animal upon the premises of the person, owner or possessor. It shall be an affirmative defense to this division (B) when such premises are previously posted at each entrance to the same with prominent and conspicuous signs warning all persons, in lettering not less than two inches in height, of such animal. It is also an affirmative defense to this division (B) that the use of such animal to attack or bite any person was necessary to prevent or apprehend a person engaged in committing an act of violence or other crime. It shall be unlawful for any person, owner or possessor to permit such animal to attack or bite any person not upon the premises of such person, owner or possessor. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any law enforcement officer who uses or employs an animal while engaged in law enforcement activities, nor to any owner, possessor or keeper whose animal attacks or bites a person engaged in physically attacking or striking said owner, possessor or keeper.
(Prior Code, § 5-6-11) (Ord. passed 2- -2011) Penalty, see § 93.99