If the court determines that a dog is dangerous pursuant to this chapter, the owner or keeper of the dangerous dog shall be required to comply with the following:
(A) Registration. The owner or keeper shall annually register the dangerous dog with the city, on such forms designated by the City Clerk, and shall have a microchip inserted into the dog by the Humane Society. The microchip shall detail the dangerous dog registration and such other information as may be appropriate to determine the ownership of the dog. The owner or keeper shall pay an annual registration fee to be set by the City Council from time to time and shall pay all costs associated with the microchip procedure and registration of the dog. The owner or keeper shall be responsible for maintaining with the City Clerk the address of the owner or keeper and the dangerous dog. The owner or keeper shall notify the City Clerk within seven days of a change in address for the owner or keeper and dangerous dog.
(B) Confinement. All dangerous dogs shall be confined in an enclosure. It shall be unlawful for any owner or keeper to maintain a dangerous dog upon any premises that does not have a locked enclosure. It shall be unlawful for any owner or keeper to allow a dangerous dog to be outside of the dwelling of the owner or keeper or outside the enclosure unless it is necessary for the owner or keeper to obtain veterinary care for the dangerous dog or for the limited purposes of allowing said dangerous dog to urinate or defecate or to sell or give away the dangerous dog or respond to such orders of law enforcement officials as may be required. In such event, the dangerous dog shall be securely muzzled and restrained with a leash not exceeding four feet in length, and shall be under the direct control and supervision of the owner or keeper of the dangerous dog. The muzzle shall be made and used in a manner that will not cause injury to the dog or interfere with its vision or respiration, but shall prevent it from biting any human or animal.
(Ord. O-10-20, passed 6-14-10)