(a) The owner shall confine within a building or secure enclosure every fierce, dangerous or vicious dog and shall not take such dog out of such building or secure enclosure unless such dog is securely muzzled.
(b) Every female dog in heat shall be kept confined in a building or secure enclosure, or in a veterinary hospital or boarding kennel, in such manner that such female dog cannot come in contact with another dog, except for intentional breeding purposes.
(c) Any animal described in divisions (a) and (b) of this section that is found at large shall be impounded by the Animal Warden and shall not be redeemed by the owner unless such redemption is authorized by a court having jurisdiction.
(d) The owner shall confine within a building any dog that barks or howls in a way to disturb the peace or annoy the adjoining neighbors, and if such confinement does not remedy the annoyance, the owner, upon being notified by the Animal Warden, shall remove such dog from the city.
(e) No dog, cat or other animal that is impounded for being a public nuisance shall be redeemed unless such redemption is authorized by a court having jurisdiction.
(1964 Code, § 503.08)
(f) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(1964 Code, § 503.99)