(A) It shall be unlawful for any owner to permit his or her dog to run at large if the animal is reported to be creating a public nuisance and an enforcement officer determines after investigation that the reports are supported by sufficient evidence to establish this fact.
(B) In those cases, and only in those cases, the owner must keep the dog that has been found to be creating a public nuisance on his or her own property at all times unless the dog is under restraint or control of a competent person by means of a chain, leash or other device, or is sufficiently near his or her handler to be under his or her direct control and is obedient to that person's commands, or on or within a secure enclosure.
(C) If a dog is impounded for running at large in violation of this section, and after having been found to be a public nuisance as set out above, the owner may reclaim his or her dog by paying a fee of $10, plus board, and upon compliance with the other provisions of this chapter and shall be subject to other penalties as are prescribed for the violation.
(Prior Code, § 3.1.04) Penalty, see § 90.99