(A) No person shall own, keep, or harbor a dangerous or vicious animal within the city, unless the person shall keep the animal safely and securely confined so as to protect from injury any person or child who lawfully comes on the premises in the vicinity where the animal may be located.Adequate warning by signs, or otherwise, shall be given to all persons lawfully coming on the premises in the vicinity of any vicious or dangerous animal so confined.
('76 Code, § 5-3)
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person keeping, owning, or harboring any vicious dog in the city to allow such dog on the streets of the city unless the dog is securely muzzled so as to effectually prevent the dog from biting and the dog is accompanied by and under the charge of its owner or some other authorized person.
(C) Every dangerous animal, as determined by the Animal Control Board, shall be restrained by the owner within a building or secure enclosure, as recommended by the Animal Control Officer, and shall be physically confined and securely muzzled or caged whenever off the premises of the owner.
(D) Every dangerous animal, as determined by the Animal Control Officer, shall be spayed or neutered at the owner’s expense within 30 days from being declared dangerous.
(E) Every owner of a dangerous animal must report the following within 24 hours: the dangerous animal dies; change in owner’s place of primary residence; change in location where the dangerous animal is kept, boarded or otherwise held; ownership has been transferred including name, address and telephone number of the new owner and location of the dangerous animal.
(F) A list of any animals declared dangerous by the Animal Control Office will be maintained by Greensburg Police Department and may be made available to the public, both upon request and on Animal Control Board official website. That list may include, but not be limited to; the description of the animal and the known location where the animal is kept.
(G) In determining the dangerousness of an animal, the Animal Control Officer may require the owner to submit their animal for evaluation by Animal Control Officer. Failure by the owner to submit their animal for such an evaluation will result in the animal being conclusively determined to be dangerous by the Animal Control Officer.
(H) For violations of this section see § 90.14.
(‘76 Code, § 5-28) (Ord. passed 4-4-l0; Am. Ord. 2017-21, passed 12-4-17; Am. Ord. 2019-38, passed 1-6-20)