A. Dangerous Dogs: The owner or keeper shall confine within a building or secure enclosure every fierce, dangerous or vicious dog or other dangerous animal 1 , and not take such dog or other animal out of such building or secure enclosure unless such animal is securely muzzled.
B. Wild Animals: No undomesticated wild animals shall be kept within the city limits; provided, however, that wild animals may be kept for exhibition purposes by a circus, zoo, and by educational institutions, and by medical institutions in accordance with such regulations as shall be established by the city council by resolution.
C. Impoundment; Notice And Hearing: Any animal described in subsections A and B of this section found at large shall be impounded by the city and shall not be redeemed by the owner until such redemption is authorized by a court having jurisdiction and, after a hearing by the city council upon reasonable notice to the owner or owners, fierce, dangerous or vicious dogs or other animals may be destroyed.
D. Destruction Of Animals: When, in the judgment of the animal control officer, an animal should be destroyed for humane reasons, such animal may not be redeemed. (1991 Code § 3-14)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See also article A of this chapter. |