(A) Dog nuisance; impoundment.
(1) No person owning or having the control, custody or possession of a dog shall allow the dog to be a nuisance.
(2) A dog is a nuisance if it:
(a) Trespasses on private property;
(b) Disturbs any person by frequent or long continued noise;
(c) Injures or kills any animal, or destroys or damages any other property not owned or possessed by the person in charge of the dog;
(d) Bites a person or shows a propensity to do so;
(e) Habitually chases vehicles or people;
(f) Is a female in heat running at large; and/or
(g) A diseased animal.
(3) A dog that is a nuisance may be impounded by a police officer or Animal Control Officer and he or she may enter onto private property exclusive of dwellings, houses (and other buildings) to do so.
(4) (a) Any officer or citizen wanting to a dog impounded under this section shall safely keep such dog until such time as the dog can be picked up by the County Animal Control Officer.
(b) The disposition of such dog shall thereafter be governed by the applicable county ordinances.
(5) The City Council is hereby authorized to execute an agreement with the county providing for the employment of an Animal Control Officer for the city and for the delivery and disposal of dogs impounded under the provisions of this section and under the terms of the applicable ordinance of the county, including the reimbursement to the county of necessary expenses required for maintenance of the county pound.
(B) Right to kill a dog. The County Sheriff or his or her appointed Deputy shall have the right to kill immediately any dog whether licensed or not, while off the premises of its owner or out of control of its owner; provided, such action is required to prevent harm or damage to any person, animal or property.
(C) Licenses. All owners of dogs within the limits of the city shall be required to license their dogs with the county as provided in the county ordinance.
(Ord. 94-07, passed 12-16-1994) Penalty, see § 92.99