A. Protection required. Every owner of an animal shall at all times:
1. Prevent such animal from biting or physically harassing any person engaged in a lawful act and from interfering with the lawful use of public or private property.
2. Prevent such animal from causing substantial injury to another domestic animal while such domestic animal is lawfully upon public or private property. "Substantial injury" means any injury to an animal which results in veterinarian treatment or death.
3. Desist from commanding or provoking such animal to attack, sic or threaten a person when such person is peaceably and lawfully upon public or private property.
B. Exclusion. A trained dog assisting a peace officer engaged in law enforcement duties is excluded from this section.
(Ord. 552, 1989).