(A) Any person who owns or keeps: a vicious animal; any dog that is of breed commonly referred to as “pit bull” and commonly recognizable and identifiable as such; an akita; an American pit bull terrier; an American Staffordshire terrier; a chow chow; a doberman; a Staffordshire bull terrier; a Staffordshire terrier; a pressa canarios (Spanish pit bull); a rottweiler; a shar pei; a wolf hybrid; any dog whose sire or dam is one of the aforementioned dogs; any dog known by the owner(s) to be a pit bull or one of the aforementioned dogs; any dog identifiable as having any of the aforementioned dogs as an element in their breeding; any animal with a known vicious propensity, tendency or disposition to attack unprovoked, to cause injury to or otherwise threaten the safety of human beings or domestic animals; any animal which, because of its vicious propensity, is capable of inflicting serious physical harm or death to humans and which would constitute a danger to human life or property if it were not kept in the manner required by this section; any animal which, without provocation, attacks, bites or has attacked or bitten a human being or domestic animal; and any animal owned, kept, harbored or trained primarily or in part for the purpose of animal fighting; shall be required to constantly restrain the animal in one of the following ways:
(1) By keeping the dog confined within an enclosed building on the owner’s or keeper’s premises;
(2) By keeping the dog within a completely fenced and locked pen of chain link at least six feet high with metal top rail and concrete footing and completely covered with strong material sufficient to prevent the escape of the dog, the pen to be marked with a “beware of dog” sign on all sides;
(3) By walking the dog, only on a strong leash no longer that six feet in length and directly held and controlled by a person over 18 years of age and physically capable of controlling the dog and the dog being muzzled at all times;
(4) By keeping the dog confined within a locked vehicle sufficiently enclosed to prevent the escape of the dog and to prevent innocent passers-by from attempting to pet the dog; and/or
(5) The owner, keeper or harborer of a vicious animal shall post or display in a prominent place on his or her premises a clearly visible warning sign indicating that a vicious animal is on the premises.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep or harbor any animal for the purpose of fighting, nor shall the person train, torment, badger, bait or use any animal for the purpose of causing or encouraging the animal to attack human beings or domestic animals within the town.
(Ord. 3-3, passed 2-1-2011) Penalty, see § 90.99