(A) Owners of dogs are responsible for the acts of their dogs. The owner of a dog shall be strictly liable in civil damages for any injuries or property damage the dog inflicts upon a person, his or her property, or another animal.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any owner to keep any dangerous, potentially dangerous, or vicious animal within town unless it is confined within a secure building or enclosure or unless it is securely muzzled and under restraint by a competent person who, by means of a leash, has the animal firmly under control at all times.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person to own or keep a dog that has not been currently and properly vaccinated with an appropriate rabies vaccine.
(D) It shall be unlawful for any dog, stray or otherwise, to run at large.
(E) It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep, or harbor or maintain within the town, any dog that habitually or repeatedly barks, howls, or whines in a manner or to such extent that it is a public nuisance or causes serious annoyance to the neighborhood or to any residence or interferes with the reasonable use and enjoyment of public streets, sidewalks, and other public areas.
(1981 Code Revision) (Am. Ord. passed 2024) Penalty, see § 10.99