(a) No person shall own, keep, or harbor in the Town any dog known to him to be vicious, dangerous, or in the habit of biting or attacking persons, or other dogs or animals, whether or not such dog wears a tag or muzzle, and upon satisfactory proof that such dog is vicious, dangerous, or in the habit of biting or attacking persons, or other dogs or animals, the Dog Warden, or other officer from time to time designated by the Council, may cause such dog to be killed.
(b) No person shall own, keep or harbor in the Town any dog which shall, by barking, howling, crying, or in any other manner whatsoever, disturb the comfort or quiet of any person who is a resident of the Town. Any person owning, keeping, or harboring in the Town a dog in violation of the provisions of this section shall, upon the conviction thereof, be guilty of a misdemeanor, and fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00), and each day that any person shall be in violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute a separate offense.
(c) The owner of a dog or a person harboring or keeping a dog, shall not allow such dog to roam at large in the Town. The owner of a dog or person harboring or keeping a dog shall confine such dog at the premises of the owner or of the person harboring or keeping such dog. No person shall take any dog onto the streets, sidewalks, or public places of the Town unless the dog shall be upon a leash or under effective control.
(d) It shall be the duty of the Dog Warden, or of such other officer as the Council may from time to time designate, to cause to be seized and impounded, in such impoundment facility as shall have been designated by the Upper Kanawha Valley Dog Control Board or by the Mayor, any dog at large in the Town in violation of the provisions of subsection (c) hereof, whether such dog be licensed or unlicensed. Such impoundment shall be conducted, and such dog so impounded shall be handled, and, with respect to the disposition of the dog so impounded, the owner or keeper thereof shall have such rights, as shall have been prescribed by the rules and regulations adopted by such Board or, in the absence of such rules and regulations, as shall have been prescribed by rules and regulations promulgated by Council.