FINAL ORDINANCE NO. 08-088 - Laserfiche WebLink

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(A) An owner of a potentially dangerous dog shall keep the dangerous dog, while on the owner's property, in a proper enclosure. (B) if the dog is outside the proper enclosure, the dog must be muzzled and restrained by a substantial chain or leash. and under the physical restraint of a responsible person. (C) The muzzle must be made in a manner that will prevent the dog from biting any person or animal but that will not cause injury to the dog or interfere with its vision or respiration. § 95.35 Confiscation (A) Seizure. (1) The Animal Control Officer shall immediately seize any dangerous dog if: (a) After 14 days after the owner has notice that the dog is dangerous, the dog is not validly registered under § 95.31; (b) The dog is not maintained in the proper enclosure; or (c) The dog is outside the proper enclosure and not under physical restraint of a responsible person as required under § 95.32. (2) If an owner of a dog is convicted of a crime for which the dog was originally seized, the court may order that the dog be confiscated and destroyed in a proper and humane manner, and that the owner pay the costs incurred in confiscating, confining, and destroying the dog. (B) Reclaimed. A dangerous dog seized under division (A) above may be reclaimed by the owner of the dog upon payment of impounding and boarding fees, and presenting proof to the Animal Control Officer, and the city that the requirements of §§ 95.31 and 95.32, as they may be amended from time to time, will be met. A dog not reclaimed under this subdivision within 7 days may be disposed of as provided in § 95.25, and the owner is liable to the city for costs incurred in. confining and disposing of the dog. (C) Subsequent offenses; seizure. (1) If a person has been convicted of a misdemeanor for violating a provision of §§ 95.31 and 95.32, and the person is charged with a subsequent violation relating to the same dog, the dog must be seized by the city's Animal Control Officer. (2) if the owner is convicted of a crime for which the dog was seized, the court shall order that the dog be destroyed in a proper and humane manner and the owner pay the cost of confining and destroying the animal. (3) if the person is not convicted of the crime for which the dog was seized, the owner may reclaim the dog upon payment to the city of a fee for the care and boarding of the dog. 14