(A) (1) It shall be unlawful and an offense for the owner of any animal, domestic or wild, including dogs, to permit the same to be, run at large or trespass upon the premises of another person, or be unlawfully at large at any time within the corporate limits of the city.
(2) It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to:
(a) Keep, own, harbor or possess any dog within the corporate limits of the city, without providing a substantial and secure pen in which the dog shall be confined; or (The pen shall be sufficient in size that no sanitation or health problem shall be involved.)
(b) Allow a dog to be under the control of any person, and placed on an inadequately-sized leash so that it can reach or bite any person who may be using the public thoroughfares of the city, so the dog can reach beyond the limits of the lot or premises upon which the dog is kept and confined, or so the dog may reach any person who may be rendering necessary services to the house of the owner, upon the premises where the dog may be kept, harbored or possessed.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to open any enclosure in which an animal is confined, as required by ordinance, so as to turn the animal at large, or to in any other manner turn the animal at large.
(C) The Animal Control Officer, his or her designated representatives or any law enforcement officer of the city, shall be required to kill any dog running loose within the corporate limits of the city, which is determined by the Animal Control Officer or law enforcement officer to be vicious or crazed and a threat to the public health and safety, and which dog is found running at large without being restrained in a pen or on a leash, as provided by this chapter, without keeping the dog in the municipal pound for any period of time.
(2002 Code, § 90.02) Penalty, see § 90.99