A. Nuisance Declared; Impoundment: Any dangerous, fierce or vicious dog running at large in any street, alley or other public place within the village or upon the private premises of any person, other than the owner or keeper thereof, and any dog which may in any manner unduly disturb the quiet of, endanger or annoy any person or neighborhood within the village, or which shall bite any person or so injure any person as to cause an abrasion of the skin is hereby declared to be a nuisance, and such dog shall be taken up and impounded in the manner provided in subsection 8-3-9A of this chapter.
B. Authority To Kill: If any dangerous, fierce or vicious dog cannot safely be taken up and impounded, such dog may be killed by any police officer of the village; provided, however, that in all cases where any dog so killed has bitten any person or caused an abrasion of the skin of any such person, it shall be the duty of the police officer killing such dog to forthwith deliver the carcass and the brain of such dog to the health department of the village for examination. (1965 Code § 9-7-37)