(A) For purposes of this section, DANGEROUS ANIMAL shall mean one of the following:
(1) Any dog with a known propensity or disposition to attack unprovoked, to cause injury to or to otherwise endanger the safety of humans or other domestic animals; or
(2) Any “animal,” as defined in § 92.002 of this code, that attacks or bites any person or domestic animal.
(B) An animal is “confined,” as the term is used in this section, if such animal is securely confined in such a way that escape is prohibited.
(C) No person who owns, possesses, keeps or exercises any control over a dangerous animal shall permit such animal to be on the premises of such person without being confined.
(D) No person who owns, possesses, keeps or exercises any control over a dangerous animal shall permit such animal to go beyond the premises of such person unless the dangerous animal is controlled by means of a durable restraint.
(E) This section does not relieve the owner, possessor or keeper of an animal from the obligation to comply with any section of the county ordinance concerning zoning requirements for fences.
(Prior Code, § 5-5-4) (Ord. 11-13, passed 10-18-2011) Penalty, see § 92.999