No resident shall own, keep, harbor or in any way possess an American Pit Bull Terrier, also known as an American Staffordshire Terrier or Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Doberman, Rottweiler, or any mix of one of these and any other breed without meeting the following mandatory requirements:
(A) Special permit required. A special annual permit shall be required for keeping any of the designated breeds or cross breeds of dogs. No permit shall be granted except with such conditions attached and shall, in the opinion of the animal control authority, reasonably protect the public health, safety and welfare of the public. Permits shall only be issued to adults 19 years of age or older.
(B) Application for permit. An application for a breed specific permit pursuant to this article shall be made no later than 30 days following the effective date of this article. The application shall be on forms provided by the city, with its form, content and submittal requirements to be determined by the Chief of Police.
(C) Permit fee. An annual application fee shall be $25 for each breed specific dog. There shall be a $25 fee for each additional dog owned by the same individual and kept or harbored on the same premises.
(D) Standards and requirements. The keeping of a specially permitted breed specific dog in the city limits shall be subject to the following mandatory requirements, in addition to compliance with all other state and local laws and regulations.
(1) Leash requirement outside of pen. No person shall permit the above breeds to go outside the owner's residential structure or the dog's kennel or pen unless such dog is securely leashed with a leash no longer than four feet in length and an adult 19 years of age is in physical control of the leash; provided however, the dog may be in the rear of the owner's premises without a leash when the rear yard is securely fenced and an adult 19 years of age is physically present in the rear yard with the dog. No person shall permit such dogs to be kept on a chain or rope outside its kennel or pen and no such dog may be leashed or tethered to inanimate objects such as trees, posts or buildings.
(2) Confinement. All such dogs shall be securely confined indoors or in a securely enclosed and locked pen or kennel. No such dogs may be kept on a porch, patio or in any part of a house or structure that would allow the dog to exit such building on it own volition.
(3) Signs. All owners of such dogs shall display in a prominent place on their premises a sign easily readable by the public using the words "Beware of Dog." In addition, a similar sign is required to be posted on the kennel or pen of such animal.
(4) Insurance. All owners of such dogs shall have in effect public liability insurance in a single incident amount of $300,000 for bodily injury to or death of any person or persons or for damage to property owned by any persons which may result from the ownership, keeping or maintenance of such dogs. At the time of initial application for a special permit, the owner, keeper or harborer must present proof of required insurance coverage throughout the period of the prior special permit year. In the event said liability insurance is canceled, lapsed or for any other reason becomes non-enforceable, said owner, keeper or harborer shall be in violation of the provisions of this article. The owner, harborer or keeper shall notify the city within five days of any cancellation, lapse or non-enforceability of this insurance and provide proof substitute coverage has been obtained. The insurance may be in the form of a special liability policy or a standard homeowners or renters insurance policy from a Nebraska licensed insurer which does not have a policy of limiting or excluding such breeds of dogs.
(Ord. 2297, passed 1-20-2009)