The violation of any provision of this article is a Class I violation. Provided, that any person violating this article for the first time shall be required to pay a mandatory minimum fine of $500 upon conviction. Any second or subsequent violation by the same person shall also require a mandatory minimum fine of $500. If the person convicted has been previously convicted of a violation of this article, or of any comparable city ordinance or municipal code provision in effect prior to the adoption of this article, then, in addition to any mandatory minimum fine, the dog involved in the subsequent violation shall be immediately confiscated by the city, and thereafter destroyed in a humane and expeditious manner.
(Ord. 3267, passed - -1993; Ord. 3972, passed - -2008)