705.99 PENALTY.

   (a)   Whoever violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

   (b)   Upon conviction for a violation of any provision of this chapter, the Municipal Court may order the owner, keeper or harborer of any animal which is determined by the Court to be vicious, or a perennial and continued nuisance, or which constitutes a serious threat to the health or safety of the public, to forthwith remove such animal from the City, or the Court may order the Chief of Police to cause the animal to be impounded and destroyed, or otherwise disposed of as the Court shall determine.

   (c)   Any person found guilty of violating any provision of this chapter shall pay all expenses, including shelter, food and necessary veterinary expenses incurred by the City as a result of its seizing and impounding of any animal, and such other expenses as may be required for the destruction of any such animal.

(Ord. 87-99. Enacted 4-25-88.)