§ 8-62. Dangerous animals.

(a)

Dangerous animal means any animal, except an animal assisting a law enforcement officer engaged in law enforcement duties, that has:

(1)

Caused serious bodily injury to any other person or domestic animal, or behaves in a manner that would have resulted in such serious bodily injury except for the fact that there was physical intervention by a person;

(2)

Been previously adjudicated as a potentially dangerous animal under section 8-63, and the owner has failed to abide by a previously issued court order issued pursuant to this division; or

(3)

Been previously adjudicated as a potentially dangerous animal under section 8-63, and subsequently engaged in behavior that poses a substantial threat to the public.

(b)

It is unlawful to own any dangerous animal within the city.

(c)

The affirmative defenses in section 8-61(d) shall also apply in this section.

(Ord. No. 672-18, § 1, 7-16-18)