All dogs must be securely confined in a manner which ensures that the dog cannot escape the premises. No person owning, possessing or harboring any dog shall allow such dog to run at large at any time. The Chief of Police or any authorized representative of the Police Department may destroy any stray dog, any apparently dangerous dog, or any dog not held by leash found in any street, alley, common, public space within the village, open space within the village, or in any person’s yard other than that of the owner of the dog. The Chief of Police or any authorized representative of the Police Department should first make a reasonable effort to catch and impound any dog in violation of this section before destroying the dog, unless doing so would place the police officer and/or the public in any apparent danger.
(Ord. 271, passed 12-15-2008; Am. Ord. 276, passed 7-7-2011)
Penalty, see § 90.48