(A) It shall be unlawful for an owner or keeper of an animal to allow that animal to attack and injure a person who did not provoke the animal prior to the attack. For purposes of this section,
PROVOKE
means the infliction of bodily harm on the animal or another person, or conduct that constitutes a substantial step toward the infliction of bodily harm on the animal or another person.
(B) It shall be a defense to prosecution under this section if:
(1) The attack occurred in an enclosure in which the animal was confined without means of escape, there was posted at the main entrance of the enclosure a notice to beware of the animal, and the person attacked entered the enclosure without invitation; or
(2) The person was attacked during his or her commission or attempted commission of a criminal act on the property of the owner or keeper of the animal.
(Ord. 101210, passed - -2010) Penalty, see § 90.99