(A) An owner of a dangerous dog must annually register with the Animal Control Authority for the area in which the dog is kept and the owner must:
(1) Present proof of:
(a) Liability insurance or financial responsibility, as required by Tex. Health and Safety Code § 822.042; and
(b) Current rabies vaccination of the dangerous dog; and
(c) The approved secure enclosure in which the dangerous dog will be kept; and
(2) Pay an annual registration fee of $250.
(B) The Animal Control Authority shall provide to the owner registering a dangerous dog a registration tag at the owner's expense. The owner must place the tag on the dog's collar.
(C) The dog must be spayed or neutered within ten days of being declared a dangerous dog.
(D) The dog must be microchipped with a national registry by a licensed veterinarian at the time the dog was spayed or neutered and the owner must provide such proof to Animal Control.
(E) The owner of a registered dangerous dog shall provide to the Animal Control Authority two color photographs of the registered animal in two different poses showing the color and approximate size of the dog.
(F) If an owner of a registered dangerous dog sells or moves the dog to a new address inside the city limits, the owner, not later than the fourteenth day after the date of the sale or move, shall notify the Animal Control Authority for this area in which the new address is located. On presentation by the current owner of the dangerous dog's prior registration tag and payment of a $125 fee, the Animal Control Authority shall issue a new registration tag to be placed on the dangerous dog's collar. If the owner moves the dog to another location outside the city limits, the owner shall notify the local Animal Control Authority of the dangerous dog's new location within 15 days of moving. If the dog is transferred to a new owner, the former owner is required, within ten days, to notify the Animal Control Authority of the new owner’s address and name and the official date of transfer of ownership of the dangerous dog.
(G) An owner of a registered dangerous dog shall notify the office in which the dangerous dog was registered of any attacks the dangerous dog makes on people.
(H) If the owner of a dangerous dog fails to register the dog as required by this section, such failure shall constitute a Class C misdemeanor punishable as allowable by law.
(Ord. 2008-3, passed 2-5-08; Am. Ord. 2017-1, passed 1-17-17; Am. Ord. 2017-21, passed 12-19-17; Am. Ord. 2024-5, passed 2-20-24)