(A) Dogs which have been determined to be dangerous dogs by the City Animal Control Officer or the Municipal Court, or any other county or municipal jurisdiction, shall be prohibited in the city. After a person learns that he or she is the owner of a dangerous dog, the owner shall immediately:
(1) Deliver the animal to the Animal Control Officer, Code Enforcement Officer, or the Police Department upon learning that the dog is a dangerous dog, if the animal is not already impounded;
(2) Permanently remove the dog from the city and shall notify, not later than the fourteenth day after the date of the removal, the Code Enforcement and/or Police Department, the dog's new address and new owner if applicable; or
(3) Arrange for the humane destruction of the animal by a licensed veterinarian if the Court orders the destruction of the dog.
(B) The Court may issue a warrant to seize the subject dog at any time the Court finds that probable cause of violation or noncompliance exists, including any time otherwise allowed for voluntary compliance. If, on application of the Animal Control Officer, the Court finds, after notice and hearing as provided by § 90.073, that the owner of a dangerous dog has failed to comply with division (A) above, the Court shall order the Animal Control Officer to seize the dog and shall issue a warrant authorizing the seizure.
(C) The Court shall order the Animal Control Officer to humanely destroy the dangerous dog if the owner has not timely complied with division (A) above and no perfected appeal is pending.
(D) If the owner of a dangerous dog sells or gives the dog to another person, the owner shall notify the other person at the time of the sale or gift that the animal has been identified as a dangerous dog.
(E) When the Code Enforcement and/or Police Department is informed that a dangerous dog has been moved to another jurisdiction, it should notify the animal control authority for the jurisdiction of this information.
(Ord. 09-1013, passed 10-13-2009)