(a) Upon notice or complaint received by the Police Department of the presence of an allegedly dangerous or vicious animal within the City, the Police Department shall promptly investigate such matter and inspect or cause an inspection to be made of the premises on which it is alleged that such animal is kept.
(b) "Dangerous animal":
(1) Means an animal that, without provocation, and subject to subsection (b)(2) hereof has done any of the following:
A. Caused injury, other than killing or serious injury, to any person;
B. Killed another domestic animal;
C. Been the subject of a third or subsequent violation of Section 505.02(a).
(2) "Dangerous animal" does not include a police dog that has caused injury, other than killing or serious injury, to any person or has killed another dog while the police dog is being used to assist one or more law enforcement officers in the performance of their duties.
(Ord. 13-O-58. Passed 7-2-13.)
(c) "Vicious animal":
(1) Means an animal that, without provocation and subject to subsection (c)(2) hereof, has killed or caused serious injury to any person.
(2) "Vicious animal" does not include either of the following:
A. A police dog that has killed or caused serious injury to any person while the police dog is being used to assist one or more law enforcement officers in the performance of their official duties;
B. A dog that has killed or caused serious injury to another person while a person was committing or attempting to commit a trespass or other criminal offense on the property of the owner, keeper or harborer of the dog.
(d) Police dogs are exempt from these provisions for all actions occurring in the course of their duties.
(Ord. 12-O-47. Passed 6-5-12.)