(A) The owner shall confine within a building or secure enclosure, every fierce, dangerous, or vicious dog and not take such dog out of such building or secure enclosure unless such dog is securely muzzled and on a leash.
(B) Every female dog in heat shall be kept confined in a building or secure enclosure or in a veterinary hospital or boarding kennel in such a manner that such female dog cannot come in contact with another animal, except for breeding purposes.
(C) No wild animal may be kept within the city limits, except under such conditions, as shall be fixed by the city, provided, however, that wild animals may be kept for exhibition purposes by circuses, zoos, and educational institutions, in accordance with such regulations as shall be established by the city.
(D) Any animal described in the foregoing divisions of this section found at large, shall be impounded by the city and may not be redeemed by owners, unless such redemption is authorized by any court having jurisdiction.
(E) Any dog or other animal impounded for being a public nuisance, may not be redeemed unless such redemption is authorized by any court having jurisdiction.
(F) When the judgment of the Chief of Police is that an animal should be destroyed for humane reasons, such animal may not be redeemed.
(Prior Code, § 91.29) (Ord. 82-32, passed 10-4-1982; Ord. 05-10, passed 9-19-2005) Penalty, see § 91.99