(A) No owner or person in charge of an animal which is dangerous to the public health or safety shall allow the animal to be exposed in a public place.
(B) A dangerous animal exposed in a public place may be taken into custody by the Police Department and before the animal is released by the city, the Municipal Judge must find that proper precautions will be taken by the owner of the animal to insure the public health and safety.
(C) A dangerous animal running-at-large, which because of fierceness of disposition or diseased condition is too hazardous to apprehend, may be destroyed by a peace officer or by a person acting in defense of himself or herself, his or her family or another person.
(Ord. 354, passed 2-9-1981; Ord. 537, passed 9-8-2014) Penalty, see § 91.99