(A) No owner shall fail to keep any of his or her animals under restraint at all times.
(B) Any animal with sufficient size, capable of causing severe bodily injury to another person or animal, shall adhere to the following.
(1) The animal should be securely confined indoors, or confined in a securely and totally enclosed and locked pen, with either a top and with all four sides at least six feet high.
(a) A fenced in yard may be suitable for confinement if fence is at least six feet high with a minimum of ten gauge wires.
(b) All gates or access to fenced area must be securely locked at all times and all areas of fencing must be secure to maintain the animal inside the fenced area.
(c) An electric fence may be a suitable form of containment.
(2) At any time that the animal is not confined as required in division (B)(1) above, the animal shall be muzzled in such a manner as to prevent it from biting or injuring any person or animal, and kept on a leash, no longer than six feet, with the owner or custodian in attendance.
(3) In order to protect the public and to afford relief from the severe harm and injury which could occur, every owner of an animal with sufficient size, shall maintain and be able to provide evidence of the owner’s financial ability to respond in damages up to and including the amount of $50,000 for bodily injury to or death of any person or animal or damage to property which may result from the ownership, keeping, or maintenance of the animal.
(Ord. 25-2021, passed 12-28-2021) Penalty, see § 94.99