(A) From and after the effective date of this section, no person shall own or possess, or buy, sell, or trade, or otherwise transfer ownership or possession of a pit bull dog which has not been registered and obtained a permit pursuant to this section.
(B) The owner, or any person in possession of every pit bull dog born or brought into the city shall register that dog with the Bourbon County Animal Control Officer or authorized agent. No pit bull dog shall be issued a permit pursuant to this section until that dog has been properly registered with the Bourbon County Animal Control Officer or authorized agent. As a condition of initial registration, as well as each annual permit renewal, the Bourbon County Animal Control Officer or authorized agent shall require the owner of the pit bull dog to furnish the following:
(1) The name and address of the owner; or person in possession;
(2) The location where the Pit Bull dog will be kenneled or housed; and
(3) A certificate from a veterinarian, or other documentation satisfactory to the Bourbon County Animal Control Officer or authorized agent, that the pit bull dog has had a microchip inserted, which microchip shall meet the standards for microchips approved by the Bourbon County Animal Control Officer or authorized agent, and proof of spaying or neutering in the form of a certificate from a licensed veterinarian.
(C) Registration required under this section shall be renewed annually, as the Bourbon County Animal Control Officer or authorized agent shall provide. All requirements for initial registration shall also apply to annual renewals.
(D) The registered location of any pit bull dog shall not be changed for any period in excess of three (3) days without notification to the Bourbon County Animal Control Officer or authorized agent. The owner or person in possession of any pit bull dog which is stolen, or which escapes from or strays from its enclosure, shall immediately upon such occurrence notify the Bourbon County Animal Control Officer or authorized agent.
(E) The owner or person in possession of any pit bull dog shall not be changed without immediate notification to the Bourbon County Animal Control Officer or authorized agent.
(F) The Bourbon County Animal Control Officer or authorized agent shall charge a fee for the annual registration and permitting of pit bull dogs, as set out in § 51.106.
(G) Law enforcement agencies and officers and kennels shall be exempt from the registration and licensing requirements of this section.
(H) Owners of pit bull dogs shall have ninety (90) days from the effective date of this section to comply with this section.
(I) The license fee requirements of this section will be administered by the Bourbon County Animal Control Officer, and all fees generated thereby shall inure to the Office of the Bourbon County Animal Control Officer to defray the expenses of administering this section.
(J) At the end of each calendar month during which city pit bull dog licenses are issued, the Bourbon County Animal Control Officer will notify the city Police Department of all licenses so issued, the location of the premises upon which the animal is kept, and that the facilities meet the requirements of the ordinance for keeping a pit bull dog.
(K) The owner, or in the event the owner is a minor, the owner's parent or guardian, of a pit bull dog shall obtain and keep in force homeowner's or renter's liability insurance, in an amount of not less than one hundred thousand ($100,000.00) dollars, protecting against injury or death caused by a dog.
(Ord. 2008-2, passed 5-13-08)