(A) Whenever in this chapter an act is prohibited or is made to be declared unlawful or whenever in this chapter an act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, the violation of any such provision of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than $2,000. Each day a violation of this chapter continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(B) The owner of an animal which inflicts serious bodily injury or death to a person or bites a person on public or private property, or which kills a domestic animal without provocation, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine of no more than $2,000.
(C) It shall be a violation of this chapter for a dangerous or vicious animal to kill, wound or assist in killing or wounding, any domestic animal belonging to or in the possession of any person, or for a dangerous or vicious animal to attack, assault, fight or otherwise injure any person, or assist in attacking, assaulting, biting or otherwise injuring any person, without or within the enclosure of the owner whether or not such animal was on a leash and secure with a muzzle or whether or not the animal escaped without fault of the owner. The Animal Control Officer or his or her designee is empowered to confiscate and destroy such animal in an expeditious and humane manner. In addition, the owner shall be subject to a fine of no more than $2,000.
(D) A violation of this chapter shall be a Class C misdemeanor.
(Ord. 2016-03, passed 3-17-2016; Ord. 2016-03-A1, passed 1-19-2017; Ord. 2016-03-A2, passed - -; Ord. 2016-03-A2, passed 9-19-2019)