§ 10-117. Offenses.  


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  • (a)

    A person commits an offense if the person is the owner of a dangerous animal and the animal makes an unprovoked attack on a person outside the animal's enclosure, and the attack causes bodily injury or death to the person.

    (b)

    A person commits an offense if the person is the owner of a dangerous animal and the animal makes an unprovoked attack on another domestic animal or domestic fowl while the dangerous animal is at large, and the attack causes bodily injury or death to the domestic animal or domestic fowl.

    (c)

    A person commits an offense if the person is the owner of a dangerous animal or the new owner of a dangerous animal and performs an act prohibited or fails to perform an act required by this article.

    (d)

    A person commits an offense if the person is the owner of a dangerous animal and the dangerous animal attacks a person or other animal and the owner fails to notify the animal services officer within five (5) days of the attack.

(Ord. No. O-2013-004-04, § 1, 3-25-13)