§ 90.47 REQUIREMENTS FOR KEEPING VICIOUS ANIMALS.
   The owner of a vicious animal shall be subject to the following requirements.
   (A)   Confinement. All vicious animals shall be securely confined indoors or in an enclosed and locked pen or structure upon the premises of the owner. The pen or structure must have minimum dimensions of five feet by ten feet and must have secure sides and a secure top attached to the sides. If no bottom is secured to the sides, the sides must be embedded into the ground no less than two feet. All pens or structures must be adequately lighted and kept clean and sanitary. The enclosure must also protect the animal from the elements.
   (B)   Leash and muzzle. The owner of a vicious animal shall not allow the animal to go outside its kennel, pen or structure unless the animal is muzzled, restrained by a chain or leash not more than four feet in length and under the physical control of a person. The muzzle must not cause injury to the animal or interfere with its vision or respiration, but must prevent the animal from biting any human or animal.
   (C)   Signs. The owner of a vicious animal shall display in a prominent place on the owner’s premises a clearly visible warning sign indication that there is a vicious animal on the premises. The sign must be readable from the public highway or thoroughfare. The owner shall also display a sign with a symbol warning children of the presence of a vicious animal. Similar signs shall be posted on the animal’s kennel, pen or enclosed structure.
   (D)   Insurance. The owner of a vicious animal must provide proof to the City Secretary that the owner has procured public liability insurance of at least $100,000, insuring the owner for any damage or personal injury which may be caused by such owner’s vicious animal.
(Ord. 2013-04, passed 2-9-2013) Penalty, see § 90.99