Whenever there is a guard dog on the premises, the standards of this section in addition to the other requirements of this subchapter shall be complied with.
(a) Housing must have anti-escape fences completely surrounding it or be an anti-escape building sufficient to house guard dogs.
(b) All gates and entrances to the area where the guard dog is housed, used or trained must be kept locked when the handler is not present.
(c) Where guard dogs are used outside buildings, the area must be enclosed by at least a six-foot chain-link fence or other enclosure of equal security, to which anti-escape devices have been added. The adequacy of the fencing shall be subject to the approval of the animal control officer or his or her designee.
(d) In order to control noise, the animal control officer, or his or her designee, may require a sight barrier which breaks the dog’s line of sight.
(e) In buildings where the guard dogs are used, exterior glass must be adequate to prevent the dog from jumping through it. Additional protective measures may be required by the animal control officer, or his or her designee.
(f) The building and yard in which a guard dog is used must be posted with guard dog signs, approved by the animal control officer, or his or her designee, that shall not be more than 200 feet apart, and shall be at all property corners and at every entrance into the area.
(g) For guard dogs either transported or utilized in vehicles, adequate measures must be taken to prevent the public from accidental contact with the guard dog.
(h) A handler is required to be physically present while guard dogs are being utilized at temporary sites which do not comply with this subchapter.
(i) All guard dogs will be leashed and muzzled when on a public street.
(1992 Code, § 7-82) (Ord. 12-80, passed 3-3-1980)