(A) Any police officer, special police officer or the MACO is authorized to issue a summons and information to any person when the officer personally observes a violation of the provisions of §§ 92.028 and 92.029 of this code, or when information is received from any person who has personal knowledge that an act which is made unlawful by §§ 92.028 and 92.029 of this code has occurred.
(B) Any court of competent jurisdiction is empowered to hold ex parte hearings to determine whether reasonable grounds exist to believe that an animal may constitute a danger to any person or persons if not impounded or destroyed. After the hearing, if the court finds that reasonable grounds exist, the court is empowered to enter orders to have the animal destroyed or to seize and impound, or continue the impoundment of, the animal until the completion of all legal proceedings held to determine whether a violation of §§ 92.028 and 92.029 of this code has occurred. If an animal is ordered to be impounded or destroyed pursuant to this section, the person who owns, possesses or keeps the animal shall be entitled to a hearing within 14 days of the order to review the propriety of the order.
(C) Any court of competent jurisdiction may order the person who owns, possesses, keeps or exercises control over an animal to confine the animal immediately and continuously so as to prevent the animal from attacking or biting any person or other domestic animal, or may order such other dispositive action, including destruction of the animal, as deemed necessary by the court. Failure to comply with any such order shall be deemed a violation of this section.
(Prior Code, § 5-5-4) (Ord. 11-13, passed 10-18-2011) Penalty, see § 92.999