For the purposes herein, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning set opposite them:
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER: Shall include his deputy, delegate, alternate or appointee as appointed by the Chief of Police and approved by the City Manager.
AT LARGE: Not securely confined by a fence or other means on premises under the control of, or occupied by the owner, and not under the control of the owner, a member of his immediate family over twelve (12) years of age, or an agent of the owner, by leash or otherwise, whether on the owner's premises or not.
COMPETENT PERSON: Shall mean any human being who is capable of controlling the dog in question and to whose command the dog is obedient.
CONFINED TO THE PREMISES: That condition in which a dog(s) is securely and physically confined and restrained on and within the premises of the owner by means of walls, fences, rope, chain, leash, or other device of such strength and size as to physically prevent the animal from leaving the premises, and to physically prevent the animal from causing physical injury to persons or other animals which are off the premises on which the confined animal is located.
DANGEROUS DOG: A dog that, without provocation, has chased or approached in either a menacing fashion or in an apparent attitude of attack, or has attempted to bite or otherwise endanger any person or other animal while the animal alleged to be dangerous is off the premises of the owner or while the animal is not physically restrained or confined on the premises. "Dangerous animal" does not include a police dog while the police dog is being used to assist law enforcement officers in the performance of their duty.
DISEASED DOG: An animal believed to be infected with a dangerous or communicable disease.
DOG: Shall mean all members of the canis familaris, male or female, six (6) months of age or older.
HOUSEHOLD: Shall mean those members of a family or non-family living in the same dwelling unit.
KENNEL: Keeping, owning or harboring five (5) or more dogs and/or cats over the age of six (6) months of age.
MENACING FASHION: An animal that would cause any person observing the animal to reasonably believe that the animal will cause physical injury to persons or other animals.
OWN: Shall mean and include own, or keep, or harbor or shelter, or manage, or possess, or to have a part interest in any dog. If a minor owns a dog subject to the provisions of this chapter, the head of the household of which minor owner is a member shall be deemed the owner of such dog for the purpose of this chapter and under this chapter shall be responsible as the owner, whether or not such household head is himself a minor. If not a member of a household such minor owner shall himself be directly subject to the provisions of this chapter.
OWNER: Any person, firm or corporation owning, harboring or keeping an animal. The occupant of any premises on which a domesticated or tamed animal remains, or to which it customarily returns, for a period of ten (10) days or more, shall be deemed to be harboring or keeping the animal.
PERSON: Shall mean any individual, firm, association, partnership or corporation.
VICIOUS DOG: A dog that, without provocation, has killed or caused physical injury to any person or has killed or caused physical injury to another animal. "Vicious animal" does not include a police dog while the police dog is being used to assist law enforcement officers in the performance of their official duties and where any injury inflicted by the police dog was reasonably related to the duties being performed.
WITHOUT PROVOCATION: An animal that was not teased, tormented or abused; and also means where the animal was not protecting its owner or owner's property from criminal activity by a perpetrator of a crime. (Ord. 307, 7-9-2015)