(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to own or harbor a dangerous animal without keeping such animal securely confined on the owner's or keeper's premises and under such restraint that person's lawfully on the premises, or elsewhere, may not be attacked or bitten by such animal. The premises where such an animal is kept shall be adequately posted with warning signs.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person, excepting a duly constituted peace officer or animal control officer engaged in the discharge of a duty imposed upon him by the laws of this state or by the laws or postal regulations of the United States of America, or this chapter to enter such premises or fenced area so posted, without the permission of or in the presence of the owner/keeper of such known dangerous animal.
(C) Any person harboring such an animal who shall violate this section with the result that bodily injury is inflicted upon a human being at a time and place where such injured person had a right to be, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined any sum not exceeding $500.
(Ord. 2019-8, passed 3-20-19) Penalty, see § 94.99