(A) Aggressive - Level 1.
(1) Dogs classified as Aggressive Level 1 shall be restrained at all times by a physical device or structure, in a manner that prevents the dog from reaching any public sidewalk or adjoining property
and must be located so as not to interfere with the public’s legal access to the owner’s property, whenever that dog is outside the owner’s home and not on a leash.
(2) The dog shall be licensed and the license renewed as required.
(3) Change of residence by owner or keeper or change of ownership of the dog shall be reported to the animal control agency. A new owner shall be subject to the same restrictions for the dog as the original owner.
(B) Aggressive - Level 2.
(1) Dogs classified as Aggressive Level 2 shall be confined within a secure enclosure whenever the dog is not on a leash or inside the owner’s and/or keeper’s home. The secure enclosure must be located so as not to interfere with the public’s legal access to the owner’s/keeper’s property.
(2) The dog shall not be off the property unless it is restrained and under the control of a capable person.
(3) The owner or keeper shall purchase and post a “beware of dog” sign at all entrances to the property if the behavior involved humans.
(4) The dog shall be licensed and the license renewed as required.
(5) Change of residence by the owner or keeper or change of ownership of the dog shall be reported to the animal control agency. A new owner shall be subject to the same restrictions as the original owner of the dog.
(6) To ensure proper identification of the dog, the dog shall be micro chipped at the owner’s expense.
(7) The dog shall be sterilized at the owner’s expense.
(C) Dangerous.
(1) A dog classified as dangerous shall be euthanized not less than ten days after classification to allow for rabies quarantine, unless appealed.
(2) The dog shall be impounded upon receipt by the owner or keeper of written notice of classification, pending completion of any appeals.
(3) Where the subject dog has been impounded and an appeal has been filed, the owner or keeper of the dog shall be required to post a deposit of $150 at the time the appeal is requested towards the expense of sheltering the animal during the appeal process.
(4) If the Sheriff’s classification of the dog as dangerous is upheld on appeal, the owner shall be liable for the cost of the dog’s impoundment, and all fees incurred for sheltering and caring for the dog, or forfeit any amount remaining of the original deposit.
(5) If the Sheriff’s classification of dangerous is reversed on appeal, the deposit shall be returned.
(6) Failure to file an appeal as provided or unexcused failure of a party to appear at a duly scheduled hearing, shall constitute a waiver by the party of any further appeal under the chapter. Upon entry of a waiver in the record, the last decision issued by the Sheriff shall become final.
(Ord. 524, passed 9-13-2010)