A dog that is chasing or approaching in a menacing fashion or apparent attitude of attack, that attempts to bite or otherwise endanger, or that kills or injures a person, or a dog that chases, injures or kills livestock, poultry, other domestic animals or other animal that is the property of another person, can be killed at the time of that chasing, approaching attempt, killing or injury. If in attempting to kill such a dog, a person wounds it, he or she is not liable to prosecution under the penal laws that punish cruelty to animals.
(Ord. 2005-5-2, passed 5-2-2005)