§ 90.99 PENALTY.

   (A)   Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99.

   (B)   (1)   Any person violating any provision of §§ 90.01 through 90.03 shall be fined $10 for a first offense in any 12-month time period. For a second offense in any 12-month time period, a fine of up to $25 may be imposed. For a third offense in any 12-month time period, a fine of up to $100 may be imposed.

      (2)   Every separate animal shall constitute a separate offense except for enhancement purposes.

   (C)   (1)   Any person knowingly violating any provision of §§ 90.15 through 90.19 shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor for the first violation.

      (2)   Any person knowingly violating any provision of §§ 90.15 through 90.19 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for second or subsequent violations.

      (3)   For any violation of the “kennel” provisions of §§ 90.15 through 90.19, every dog on the premises for which the owner or operator of the kennel is found to be in violation shall be a separate violation of §§ 90.15 through 90.19.

      (4)   Any person who is found guilty of violating §§ 90.15 through 90.19 on two or more occasions shall be barred from owning or possessing any of the dogs listed in division (C)(1) above for a period of 12 months, and shall be barred from operating a kennel under the provisions of §§ 90.15 through 90.19 for a period of 24 months from the date of conviction.

      (5)   Any dog found on premises in violation of §§ 90.15 through 90.19 shall be subject to immediate seizure by the County Dog Warden, and dog seized pursuant to this division (C) shall not be returned to the owner until said owner has secured the appropriate license and paid any and all fines and fees due because of said violation.

      (6)   Any dog seized pursuant to this division (C) shall incur a boarding fee of $20 per day for each and every day that said dog is in the possession of the County Animal Shelter.

      (7)   Any dog seized pursuant to this division (C) shall be euthanized if said dog is not claimed by the owner and all fees paid within ten days.

      (8)   All dogs declared vicious by any court of competent jurisdiction which are in the possession of the County Animal Shelter shall be spayed or neutered prior to return to the owner thereof, and the cost for such procedure shall be reimbursed by the owner of the animal.

(Ord. 03-04.12.11, passed 5-10-2011; Ord. 2.23.16, passed 2-23-2016)