01-18 Amend 505 Animals and Fowl & 506 Dangerous and Vicious Animals

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(2) It has a known propensity, tendency or disposition, without provocation, to cause serious injury to a human being or domestic animal; or (3) It has been designated to be a vicious animal after a hearing by the Direc- tor of Public Safety or his or her designee; and (4) The public safety cannot be protected by the owner or custodian of the an- imal exercising reasonable control over the animal. 506.03 PIT BULL DOGS OR CANARY DOGS. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 506.02, all pit bull dogs and ca- nary dogs (Perim de PresaCanario) are deemed to be dangerous animals. (b) As used in this section, "pit bull dog" means any Staffordshire Bull Terri- er, American Pit Bull Terrier or American Staffordshire Terrier breed of dog, any dog of mixed breed which is predominantly of one or more of such breeds, or any dog commonly known as a pit bull, pit bull dog or pit bull terrier; as de- termined by an Animal Control Officer. (c) As used in this section "canary dogs" or "Perro de PresaCanario Dogs" al- so include any dog of mixed breed which is predominantly of such breed as de- termined by an Animal Control Officer. 506.04 EXCEPTION, REGISTRATION AND FEE. (a) Any owner of a dangerous animal as defined in Section 506.03 on the ef- fective date of this section who intends to keep such dangerous animal within the City shall have ninety days from the effective date of this section, or, on a showing of good cause for having failed to adhere to the provisions hereof with- in ninety days of the effective date of this section, thirty days from the date the owner is notified of his or her noncompliance, to register such dangerous animal with the Director of Public Safety or his or her designee. The fee for such regis- tration shall be fifty dollars ($50.00). Registration shall take place annually thereafter, except that no annual registration fee shall be required. 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 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 am- mal; (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, in an amount approved by Council 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. The owner shall provide a certificate of insurance evi- dencing that the policy covers the dangerous animal to which this provision ap- plies and that the insurer acknowledges the specific breed and that it has been declared dangerous. (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 indoor 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;