A. Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for the owner or person having charge or control of an animal to allow such animal to, and it shall be unlawful for any animal to, attack, chase or worry any person, any domestic animal, or any species of hoofed protected wildlife, or to attack domestic fowl. "Worry", as used in this section, shall mean to harass by scratching, tearing, biting or shaking with the teeth or claws.
B. Defenses: The following shall be considered in mitigating the penalties or damages or in dismissing the charge:
1. That the animal was properly confined on the premises.
2. That the animal was deliberately or maliciously provoked. (Ord. 619, 6-17-2003)
C. Restraint, Muzzle Required: It shall be unlawful for the owner of any fierce, dangerous or vicious animal to suffer or to permit such animal to go or be off the premises of the owner unless such animal is under restraint and properly muzzled so as to prevent it from injuring any person or property or another animal. Every animal so vicious and dangerous that it cannot be controlled by reasonable restraints, and every dangerous and vicious animal not effectively controlled by its owner or person having charge or control of such animal, so that it shall not injure any person or property is a hazard to public safety, and the police chief shall seek a court order for destruction of or muzzling of the animal. (Ord. 815, 9-25-2012)