A. Spaying Or Neutering Required: Within ten (10) days of the determination that a dog is vicious becomes final, the owner of the vicious dog shall have it spayed or neutered.
B. Sale Or Transfer Of Ownership Or Location: No person shall sell, barter, offer to breed or in any similar way use or dispose of a vicious dog or its offspring to any person within the village without approval from a court of competent jurisdiction, or the president or his designee, unless the recipient resides permanently in the same household and on the same premises as the registered owner of such vicious dog or the recipient is a person who does not reside within the village, provided he or she gives written notice to the person who will be receiving the vicious dog that such dog has been deemed a vicious dog under this section 5-2-4. An owner or keeper of a vicious dog shall notify the president or his designee when he or she moves the vicious dog to a different residence from where he or she formerly lived, regardless of whether it is inside or outside of the village.
C. Removal Of Offspring From Village: All offspring born of vicious dogs registered within the village must be removed from the village within six (6) weeks of the birth of such animals.
D. Incidence Reports Required:
1. Any person owning or possessing a vicious dog shall report the incidence of any of the following events:
a. The sale, barter, exchange, gift or death of any vicious dog shall be reported within forty eight (48) hours.
b. The escape from confinement of any vicious dog shall be reported upon discovery of the escape.
c. The biting, nipping, scratching or attacking in another manner of any person or animal by a vicious dog shall be reported immediately upon occurrence.
d. The birth of any offspring of a vicious dog shall be reported within forty eight (48) hours of the birth of the offspring.
e. The permanent removal of any vicious dog from the territorial limits of the village shall be reported within forty eight (48) hours of such removal by surrender of the license of the owner to the village clerk.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the report of any incident required to be reported under this subsection shall be made to the police department of the village.
3. Further, all dog owners, whether or not their dog is licensed as a vicious dog, receiving notice or having knowledge that their dog has bitten or attacked a human being or domestic animal without provocation shall immediately notify an animal control officer of said incident in accordance with this chapter.
E. Sign Requirements: All persons possessing a vicious dog shall display in a prominent place on the premises where a vicious dog is to be kept a sign which is readable by the public from a distance of not less than one hundred feet (100') using the words "Beware Of Dog". A similar sign shall be posted on any confinement structure.
F. Violations; Revocation Of License: A license granted pursuant to this section 5-2-4 shall be automatically revoked upon a violation by the licensee of any provision of this section 5-2-4. In the event of a revocation of the license, the license fee shall be retained by the village, and the vicious dog must be removed from the village within forty eight (48) hours.
G. Exceptions: This section does not apply to any K-9 patrol dogs or police dog, as defined in section 5-2-1 of this chapter. (Ord. 708, 9-13-2012)