(A) No person owning or having charge, custody, control or possession of any animal or reptile known by such person to be vicious or dangerous, or commonly so known, or owning or having charge, custody, control or possession of any elephant, bear, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, lion, tiger, leopard, wolf, monkey, ape, chimpanzee, bobcat, lynx, wildcat, puma, cheetah, or any animal commonly referred to as a "wild species" or any poisonous reptile, shall permit or allow the same to be at large upon any highway, street, alley, court, or other public place or upon any private property other than within the enclosed premises of such person.
(B) Any dog having a disposition or propensity to attack or bite any person or animal without provocation is hereby defined as a wild or vicious animal. The Director shall notify the owner or harborer in writing to keep such animal within a substantial enclosure or securely attached to a chain or any other type of control which is reasonably adequate under the circumstances. If such restraint is impossible or impracticable, such animal shall be impounded until the owner or harborer is able to comply with the Director's order. If, upon receiving said written notification, the owner or harborer fails to provide adequate restraint or control of said animal as ordered by the Director within a reasonable time, said animal shall be subject to summary destruction.
(C) Where the official records of the Director indicate a dog has bitten any person or persons or animal on two or more separate occasions, it shall be prima facie evidence that said dog is a wild or vicious animal.
(D) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.
('64 Code, § 3-34) (Ord. 729, passed 12-22-87) Penalty, see § 10.97