The following words and phrases whenever used in this chapter are defined as follows:
(a) "Dangerous animal" means any dog or other animal which demonstrates a propensity to assault, bite, scratch or harass people or other animals without provocation. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that any animal that bites a person is a dangerous animal.
(b) "Wild animal" means any exotic, venomous, nondomestic, or untrained animal which because of its size, natural disposition, or other characteristic constitutes a hazard or menace to persons or animals or is likely to damage property.
(Ord. 3773 § 1 (part) 1987: Ord. 3257 § 7 (part), 1981: Ord. 2669 § 14 (part), 1972)