§ 6.24.015. Allowing wild or vicious animals to run at large prohibited.

A.

No person owning or having charge, custody, control or possession of any wild animal known by such person to be vicious or dangerous, or commonly so known, shall permit or allow the same to be at large upon any highway, street, lane, alley, court, or other public place or upon any private property other than within the enclosed premises of such person.

B.

Any dog having a disposition or propensity to attack or bite any person or animal without provocation is defined as "a wild or vicious animal." The director of animal control, or his designee, shall notify the owner or harborer in writing to keep such animal within a substantial enclosure or securely attached to a chain under such circumstances. If such restraint is impossible or impracticable, such animal shall be impounded until the owner or harborer is able to comply with the director of animal control's order. If, upon receiving the written notification, the owner or harborer fails to provide adequate restraint or control of the animal as ordered by the director of animal control, or his designee, within a reasonable time, the animal shall then be subject to summary destruction.

C.

Where the official records of the director of animal control indicate a dog has bitten any person or persons or animal on two or more separate occasions, it shall be prima facie evidence that the dog is a wild or vicious animal. (Ord. 123 §1(part), 1984)