(A) The City Clerk shall register as potentially dangerous dogs:
(1) All dogs declared by the Animal Control Officers to be potentially dangerous;
(2) All dogs residing within the city and declared by any other jurisdiction to be potentially dangerous or like term; and
(3) All crime-prevention dogs.
(B) Within ten days after any of the circumstances described in division (A) above, the owner of a potentially dangerous dog shall register with the Commissioner of Public Health and Safety by completing a form containing the name and address of the owner, the breed, age, sex, color and any other identifying marks of the dog, the location where the dog is to be kept if not at the address of the owner and such other information that the Commissioner may require. A registration fee shall be established by the Commissioner of Public Health and Safety.
(C) Each dog registered pursuant thereto shall be assigned an official registration number by the Commissioner. Such registration number shall be inscribed on a metal tag which shall be attached to a collar, harness, halter or other device of a style and color designated by the Commissioner and shall be worn by the dog at all times.
(D) The Office of the Commissioner of Public Health and Safety shall include the
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS designation on the licensing records of the dog. The designation may be removed if the designation is reversed by order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(1994 Code, § 91.32) (Ord. 07-07, passed 11-13-2007)