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(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)
(A) Additional definitions for this section:
(1) "CONFINEMENT TERM" means the period during which a person is incarcerated in prison.
(2) "FELONY" shall have the meaning of "VIOLENT FELONY" as found in KRS 532.200(3), and for "Trafficking in Controlled Substance Felony" as found in KRS Chapter 218A.
(B) Applicability. A person is subject to the requirements and penalties of this section if any of the following apply:
(1) He or she has been convicted of a felony in this state and was serving a confinement term for that conviction within the preceding ten (10) years; or he or she has been convicted of a crime elsewhere that would be a felony if committed in this state and was serving a confinement term for that conviction within the preceding ten (10) years.
(2) He or she has been convicted of a felony in this state within the preceding ten (10) years.
(3) Within the preceding ten (10) years, he or she has been convicted of a crime elsewhere that would be a felony if committed in this state.
(4) He or she is on extended supervision as part of a sentence following a conviction for the felony or is on parole or probation following the conviction for the felony.
(5) He or she is on a supervised status following a conviction for a crime elsewhere that would be a felony if committed in this state.
(6) He or she has been adjudicated delinquent within the preceding ten (10) years for an act that if committed by an adult in this state would be a felony.
(7) He or she has been found not guilty, by reason of insanity or mental disease, defect, or illness within the preceding ten (10) years of a serious felony, or a crime elsewhere that would be a felony if committed in this state.
(8) Any person who has twice been convicted of a violation of this chapter.
(C) Prohibitions. A person specified in subsection (B) above may not possess, control, or reside with any pit bull dog, nor with any dog with a weight greater than twenty-five (25) pounds.
(Ord. 2008-2, passed 5-13-08)
When there is probable cause to believe that any pit bull dog is kept in violation of these Code of Ordinances, the dog may be lawfully seized by the Bourbon County Animal Control Officer or other appropriate law enforcement. The dog shall be then housed with the Paris Animal Welfare Society, or at a location of its designation. The owner of the dog shall be charged the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each day that the dog is in the custody or direction of the Paris Animal Welfare Society. No dog shall be permitted to be returned to the owner until such time as the owner demonstrates compliance with these sections of the Paris Code of Ordinances.
(Ord. 2009-9, passed 7-28-09)
ARTICLE III. WILD ANIMALS
For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall apply unless the context indicates or clearly requires a different meaning.
“DANGEROUS ANIMAL.” Any species of animal capable of inflicting serious physical harm or death to human beings because of its nature or physical makeup, including any pet, wildlife, or any hybrid animal which has attacked a human or which is apprehended or observed unrestrained, including, but not limited to, the provisions set forth in 301 KAR 2:082.
“WILD ANIMALS.” Any species of animal not normally domesticated by man, including, but not limited to the provisions set forth in 301 KAR 2:082.
(Ord. 98-1, passed 3-10-98)
The keeping of wild animals within any area of the county is hereby prohibited and declared to be unlawful. This section shall not apply to any zoological garden accredited by the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums, appropriately licensed theatrical exhibits, carnivals or circuses, any authorized wildlife rehabilitation or licensed veterinary hospital for the purpose of treating injured animals, or any federally licensed research institution.
(1976 Code, § 4-4; Am. Ord. 97-24, passed 9-16-97)
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Cross reference:
Penalty for violation, see § 51.999
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