(A) No person owning, harboring or having the care of a dangerous animal shall permit such animal to go unconfined on the premises of such person. For the purpose of this section, a dangerous animal is UNCONFINED if such animal is not:
(1) Confined indoors; or
(2) Confined outdoors in an enclosed and locked pen or structure upon the premises of the person described above; provided, that the existence of such a pen or structure is permitted by zoning regulations. Maintenance of a dangerous animal is not permitted in areas where such structures or pens are not authorized by zoning regulations.
(B) The pen must be constructed with chain link fencing for all four sides and the top. If the pen or structure has no bottom secured to the sides, the sides must be imbedded in the ground no less than one foot or have a concrete pad for the bottom. The pen or structure shall be set back at least ten feet from the nearest property line.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person owning, harboring or having the care of a dangerous or potentially dangerous animal to permit such animal to go beyond the property of such person unless the animal is under the control of a person 19 years of age or older and restrained securely by a harness and leash no longer than six feet and properly muzzled to reasonably prevent the animal from biting.
(Prior Code, § 6-127) (Ord. 895, passed 6-12-2012) Penalty, see § 92.999