Whenever affidavit is made before the City Judge that any dog or other animal has bitten a person and that the person bitten was not at the time trespassing upon the property of, or injuring or attempting to injure the person, family or property of the owner, the City Judge shall issue an order requiring the Animal Control Officer to have said animal euthanized at the owner’s expense. Any dog or other animal, which has bitten persons under the circumstances set forth in this section, shall be ordered euthanized by the City Judge at the owner’s expense. If the dog or other animal that has bitten someone is suspected of having rabies, then said dog or animal shall be seized as stated in § 90.04 of this chapter. The owner of any dog or animal seized under this section or § 90.04 of this chapter shall be afforded notice of said seizure at the house of the owner if known. Any person may protect his or her pets, his or her property, his or her person or the person of any other human being from the attack of a vicious or dangerous dog or other animal by force, even to the extent of slaying the same, if reasonably necessary.
(Prior Code, § 6.16.020) (Ord. 453, passed - -2018) Penalty, see § 90.99