For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply, unless the context shall indicate another or different meaning or intent:
(a) “Community Services Officer” means the Chief Animal Control Officer of the City of Moraine or his duly authorized representative.
(b) “Dangerous dog” means a dog that, without provocation, has chased or approached in either a menacing fashion or an apparent attitude of attack, or has attempted to bite or otherwise endanger any person, while that dog is off the premises of its owner, keeper, harborer, and not under the reasonable control of its owner, keeper, harborer or some other responsible person, or not physically restrained or confined in a locked pen which has a top, locked fenced yard, or other locked enclosure which has a top.
(c) “Domestic animal” means a tamed animal which is not listed as a “dangerous animal” in Section 507.01.
(d) “Farm animal” means horses, mules or other equidae, cattle, sheep and goats and other bovidae, swine and other suidae.
(e) “Impounded” means taken into the custody of the public pound at Montgomery County Humane Society in the City of Dayton.
(f) “Law enforcement officer” has the same meaning as used in Section 501.01.
(g) “Menacing fashion” means that a dog would cause any person being chased or approached to reasonably believe that the dog will cause physical injury to that person.
(h) “Owner” means any person, firm, corporation, organization or department possessing, harboring, keeping, having an interest in, or having control or custody of an animal.
(i) “Person” means a natural person or any legal entity, including but not limited to, a corporation, firm, partnership or trust.
(j) “Police dog” means a dog that has been trained, certified and/or approved by the State and may be used to assist one or more law enforcement officers in the performance of their official duties.
(Ord. 1090-94. Passed 10-27-94.)