(A) Any vicious animal found running at large may be destroyed by any peace officer or animal control officer in the interest of public safety.
(B) The supervisor of animal control may order any owner or person having care, control, or custody of any vicious animal to take such animal permanently from the city. This animal must be removed immediately following receipt of such an order, even if an appeal is initiated. This order may be appealed in writing within ten days to the municipal judge. The municipal judge may uphold, reverse, or modify the Supervisor of Animal Control's order, and may stipulate restrictions on the animal as a condition to allowing the animal to remain in the city. The municipal judge shall have final authority on all matters. If the municipal judge upholds the Animal Control Supervisor’s order, the owner or person having care, control or custody of such animal shall not bring the animal back inside the city limits.
(C) If the owner or person having care, custody or control of a vicious animal fails to remove such animal as provided for in divisions (A) and (B) of this section, such animal may be impounded and/or destroyed.
(D) The owner or person having care, custody or control of a vicious animal must report the disposition and relocation of such animal to the Supervisor of Animal Control, in writing, within ten days after the expiration date for removal of such animal from the city. Each day thereafter if such information is not provided it shall constitute a separate offense.
(E) The Supervisor of Animal Control shall be authorized to obtain a search and seizure warrant if there is reason to believe that an animal ordered removed from the city for being vicious has not been so removed.
(Ord. passed 12-7-2004)