58-08 Pit Bull Ban - Amend Chapter 506

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506.04 EXCEPTION, REGISTRATION AND FEE. (a) Any owner of a dangerous animal as defined in Section 506.03 on the effective date of this ordinance who intends to keep such dangerous animal within the City of Lakewood shall have 90 days, from the effective date of this ordinance, to register such dangerous animal with the Director of Public Safety or his or her designee. The fee for such registration shall be $50.00. Registration shall take place annually thereafter. Registration shall include providing the name and contact information of the owner of the dangerous animal, the location where the dangerous animal shall be kept, and any other information deemed necessary to ensure the safety of the public by the Director of Public Safety or his or her designee. Registration shall be rejected and the dangerous animal shall be removed from the City of Lakewood if the owner fails to show proof annually of compliance with the following conditions: (1) That the dangerous animal has been implanted with a microchip or similar device approved by the Director of Public Safety, for purposes of identification. Such information contained on the device shall be maintained in a database by the Division of Animal Control along with a photograph of the dangerous animal; (2) That the dangerous animal has been spayed or neutered; (3) That the owner has obtained liability insurance with an insurer authorized to write liability insurance in the State, providing coverage for each occurrence, subject to a limit, exclusive of interest and costs, of not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), because of damage or bodily injury to, or death of, a human being caused by the animal and that such insurance policy is paid in full for the entire period of registration. (b) The following terms, conditions and restrictions shall apply to the handling of a dangerous animal registered pursuant to this Section: (1) The dangerous animal, while on the premises of its owner or custodian, shall be confined indoors or in a securely enclosed pen or "dog run" area which shall have sides six feet high and a secure top, and its bottom secured to its sides or imbedded at least one foot into the ground; (2) The dangerous animal, while off the premises of its owner or custodian, shall be securely muzzled, leashed with a chain not longer than three feet having tensile strength of not less than 300 pounds, and under the control of a person eighteen years of age or older who is physically capable of restraining the animal; (3) Any government or utility company employee and anyone else who comes on the property, with implied consent or peaceably and lawfully, shall immediately be informed of the animal's dangerousness.