A. It shall be unlawful for any person to own a dog that bites a person without provocation, or to own a dog that has a known propensity to attack or bite human beings without provocation. (This shall not prohibit ownership of particular breeds of dogs, but is meant only to apply to individual dogs who have such a propensity.) After a dog bites a person, the animal control officer may impound the dog which may not be redeemed while awaiting final decision of the court as to the disposition to be made of the dog.
B. Upon the trial of any offense under this section, the court may, upon conviction and in addition to the usual judgment of conviction, order the impound master or other authorized person of the city to put the dog to death or may order such other disposition of the dog as will protect the inhabitants of the city. (Ord. 92-16, 5-13-1992)