(A) Any county law enforcement agency may declare a dog dangerous if the dog exhibits such witnessed behavior or complaint of behavior in present or past conduct, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Did once aggressively bite or attack, causing wounds or injuries causing serious physical injury or death to a person; or
(2) If there is evidence that the dog has, without provocation, bitten or attacked a person companion animal and/or livestock two times in a consecutive 12-month period off its owner’s property.
(B) If the dog is owned or kept, the Animal Control Officer/law enforcement officer shall notify the animal’s owner or keeper of the declaration and the requirements for ownership with intent to euthanize the animal unless the requirements are met. Notice of the declaration shall be served either in person or by certified or registered mail and shall include information of the appeal process. The owner will then have two weeks to comply with the requirements of ownership as outlined in this chapter. During that time, the dog will either be confined at the Humane Society of Putnam County, with the owner responsible for all current vet and boarding fees, or the dog will be confined securely within the owner’s house, being allowed outside only on a secure leash and muzzled.
(Ord. 2006-12-18, passed 12-18-2006)