For the purposes of this chapter, the words set out in this section shall be defined as follows.
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DOG. One or more of the following:
(1) Any dog which, when unprovoked, engages in any behavior which requires a defensive action by any person to prevent bodily injury when the person and the dog are off the property of the owner or keeper of the dog; or
(2) Any dog which, when unprovoked, bites a human being; or
(3) Any dog which, when unprovoked, has killed, seriously bitten, inflicted injury, or otherwise caused injury attacking a domestic animal off the property of the owner or keeper of the dog; or
(4) Any dog which, when unprovoked, chases or approaches a person upon the streets, sidewalks or any public or private property in a menacing fashion or apparent attitude of attack; or
(5) Any dog with a known propensity, tendency or disposition to attack unprovoked, to cause injury, or to otherwise threaten the safety of human beings or domestic animals; or
(6) Any dog which on three separate occasions within a twelve-month period has been observed to be unrestrained off its owner's premises by an Animal Control or Law Enforcement Officer of the city, or which has been apprehended and/or impounded on three such occasions for being unrestrained or uncontrolled off its owner's premises; or
(7) Any dog which engages in or is found to have been trained to engage in exhibitions of fighting.
VICIOUS DOG. One or more of the following:
(1) Any dog seized under Cal. Penal Code § 599(aa) and upon the sustaining of a conviction of the owner or keeper under Cal. Penal Code § 597.5(a); or
(2) Any dog which, when unprovoked, in an aggressive manner inflicts severe injury on or kills a human being. Severe injury means any physical injury to a human being that results in muscle tears or disfiguring lacerations or requires multiple sutures or corrective or cosmetic surgery; or
(3) Any dog previously determined to be currently listed as a "potentially dangerous dog" which, after its owner or keeper has been notified of its determination, continues the behavior described under the definition of "potentially dangerous dog", or any dog previously determined to be currently listed as a potentially dangerous dog, which is not properly licensed and vaccinated, not properly restrained and/or not properly maintained on the owner's property.
(Ord. 493-C.S., passed 9-15-98)