No owner or keeper of an animal shall suffer, permit or fail to prevent an animal from biting or attacking a person or another animal resulting in injury to the person or animal attacked; provided that, such an attack on a person who is, or reasonably appears to be, in the commission of a criminal act is not prohibited if the animal is acting in the defense of the owner or keeper of his or her family or premises, and the animal remains on its premises. For purposes of this section, it is not necessary that the person bitten or attacked be arrested or convicted of a criminal offense.
(Prior Code, § 90-1-11) (Ord. 2006-014, passed 7-10-2006) Penalty, see § 90.99