(A) Vicious dog or animal. A VICIOUS DOG OR ANIMAL shall mean any one of the following:
(1) Any dog or animal that has bitten a person, or caused bodily injury or disfigurement to any person on public or private property;
(2) Any dog or animal with a known propensity, tendency or disposition to bite human beings or engage in any action toward a person under circumstances which would indicated danger to personal safety;
(3) Any dog or animal that while at large kills or causes injury to domestic animals; and
(4) Any dog or animal so declared by the City Magistrate after a determination at a hearing of a pattern of aggressive behavior that has caused injury, or a reasonable apprehension injury, or intimidation of individuals.
(B) Control.
(1) Any person having charge, care, custody or control of a vicious dog or animal shall not permit such dog or animal off his or her premises unless such dog or animal is securely leashed with a leash no longer than six feet in length and muzzled.
(2) No persons shall permit a vicious dog or animal to be unconfined.
(C) Exhibitions or parades. Exhibitions or parades of animals which are non-domestic in the eyes of the law may be conducted only upon securing a permit from the Chief of Police.
(Ord. 919, passed - -2011) Penalty, see § 90.99