A. Request To Destroy Or Turn Over Vicious Or Dangerous Animal: The animal control officer, municipal police, or duly authorized designee may request the owner or keeper of a vicious or dangerous animal to destroy it humanely or turn such animal over to the animal control officer, municipal police, or duly authorized designee for humane destruction.
B. Failure Or Refusal To Destroy Or Turn Over Vicious Or Dangerous Animal: Should the owner or keeper of the vicious or dangerous animal fail or refuse to humanely destroy or turn the animal over to the animal control officer, municipal police, or duly authorized designee, the animal control officer, municipal police, or duly authorized designee shall cause a complaint to be brought in municipal court against such owner or keeper for failure or refusal to humanely destroy or turn the vicious or dangerous animal over.
C. Animals Wounding, Injuring, Or Killing Livestock Or Other Animals In The Presence Of The Animal Control Officer, Municipal Police, Or Duly Authorized Designee: The animal control officer, municipal police, or duly authorized designee shall have the authority to destroy an animal if it is in the act of wounding, injuring, or killing livestock or other animals or in the act of attacking a human being. There shall be no liability on the animal control officer, municipal police, or duly authorized designee in damages or otherwise for such destruction.
D. Animals Wounding, Injuring, Or Killing Livestock Or Other Animals Not In The Presence Of The Animal Control, Municipal Police, Or Duly Authorized Designee:
1. Any person having knowledge that an animal has wounded, injured, or killed livestock or other animals shall report this to the animal control officer, municipal police, or duly authorized designee. Upon receiving such report or notice, the animal control officer, municipal police, or duly authorized designee having reason to believe that the animal did wound, injure, or kill livestock or other animals shall impound such animal. A complaint shall then be filed with the municipal court and a hearing shall then be had within a reasonable period of time to determine whether the animal did wound, injure, or kill livestock or other animals.
2. Should the municipal court find that the animal in question did wound, injure, or kill livestock or other animals, it shall order the animal control officer, municipal police, or duly authorized designee to have the animal destroyed in a humane manner.
E. Destruction Of Dogs Or Cats Running In Packs: The animal control officer, municipal police, or duly authorized designee shall be authorized to destroy in a humane manner any astray dogs or cats within the city, which are running in packs and who are potentially dangerous to humans, livestock, or other animals, as reasonably determined by the animal control officer, municipal police, or duly authorized designee. (Ord. 2006-06, 4-18-2006)