(A) The owner must register the dog with the animal control authority or its designee, and pay the fees as required by state law not later than 30 days after the owner is notified that the dog is dangerous. The registration shall not be transferable and shall expire one year from date of issuance. The animal control authority or its designee shall provide to the owner of the registered dangerous dog a tag which must be placed on the dog’s collar and worn at all times.
(B) The owner must comply with the following to register the dog:
(1) Present proof of liability insurance or financial responsibility in the amount of at least $100,000 to cover damages resulting from an attack by the dangerous dog;
(2) Present proof of current rabies vaccination of the registerable dangerous dog;
(3) Present proof that the dog has been altered so as to prevent reproduction;
(4) Provide a proper enclosure as defined in this chapter and that proper enclosure must be inspected and approved by the animal control authority or its designee;
(5) Post a sign on his or her premises warning that there is a dangerous dog on the property. This sign shall be visible and capable of being read from the public street or highway. In addition, the owner shall conspicuously display a sign with a symbol warning, understandable by small children, of the presence of a dangerous dog; and
(6) Further identification may be required and designated by the order of the city.
(C) When the registered dangerous dog is taken outside the approved proper enclosure, the animal must be securely muzzled in a manner that will not cause injury to the dog nor interfere with its vision or respiration but shall prevent it from biting a person or other animal, and the dog must be restrained by a substantial chain or cable leash having a minimum tensile strength of 1,000 pounds and not to exceed six feet in length.
(D) Prior to selling or moving the registered dangerous dog either inside or outside the city limits, the owner must notify the animal control authority or its designee of his or her intentions. In the event the dog is moved permanently outside the city limits the owner must comply with the state law in notifying the Animal Control Division in control of the area into which the dog has been moved.
(E) Anyone bringing a dog into the city limits that has been declared dangerous by another animal control authority must notify the city’s animal control authority or its designee of the new address where the dog will be kept and upon presentation of the dog’s prior registration tag that has not expired shall pay a fee set by the City Council, and the animal control authority or its designee shall issue a new tag to be placed on the dog’s collar. This owner must also comply with all requirements set out in this chapter.
(Ord. 2008-012, passed 11-18-2008; Ord. 2009-005, passed 2-17-2009; Ord. 2010-004, passed 4-21-2010; Ord. 2012-005, passed 6-19-2012) Penalty, see § 94.99