(A) A violation of this chapter, for which no specific penalty is prescribed, shall constitute a municipal civil infraction as defined in § 10.99.
(Prior Code, § 6-21) (Ord. 91-8, passed 10-7-1991; Am. Ord. 95-12, passed 2-1-1996)
(B) (1) Failure to comply/show cause hearing. Upon an owner’s failure to comply with any condition in the court order finding a dog to be vicious, or any requirement of this section, the animal control officer or a law enforcement officer shall confiscate the dog and impound same pending a hearing requiring the owner of the dog to show cause why the dog should not be immediately destroyed.
(2) Vicious conduct/show cause hearing. If any dog, determined to be vicious, shall, when unprovoked, kill, wound, worry or assist in killing any domestic animal belonging to or in the possession of any person, or if any vicious dog shall, when unprovoked, attack, assault, wound, bite, kill or otherwise injure a human being, the animal control officer or a law enforcement officer shall confiscate and impound the dog pending a hearing within 7 days requiring the owner of the dog to show cause why the dog should not be destroyed. The owner of the dog shall be liable to the city for the costs and expenses of keeping the dog.
(3) Misdemeanor prosecution. The violation of any provision of §§ 94.30 et seq. or court order made pursuant to this section shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $500 or jail not to exceed 90 days or both.
(Prior Code, § 6-18) (Ord. 91-8, passed 10-7-1991)