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

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(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 ani- mal; (3) Any government or utility company employee and anyone else who comes on the property, with implied consent or peaceably and lawfully, shall immedi- ately be informed of the animal's dangerousness. (c) The owner of a dangerous animal shall immediately notify the Director of Public Safety or his or her designee of the change of any information contained in the registration of the dangerous animal including but not limited to a change in the address where the animal is kept and if the animal has been removed ftom the City. (d) Registration of the dangerous animal shall be revoked and such animal shall immediately be removed from the City, and cannot be returned under these exceptions, upon any of the following: (1) The dangerous animal bites any person or any other animal; (2) Failure to comply with any provision of this Chapter; (3) Removal of the dangerous animal for more than seven calendar days firm the City except for a reasonable period to permit boarding where the owner is unavailable to care for the animal, where the owner elects to travel with the an- imal in lieu of boarding, or when seeking medical attention by a licensed veteri- narian for the animal; (4) The owner provides false information for purposes of registration or fails to properly renew registration including the provision of information required in Sections 506.04(a) and 506.04(c) above; An order to remove a dangerous animal shall be issued by the Director of Pub- lic Safety or his or her designee upon conviction of a violation of this Chapter by a court of competent jurisdiction or by a finding that any circumstance in Section 506.04(d) has occurred by the Director of Public Safety or his or her de- signee after a hearing. (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 506.0 1, any owner of a danger- ous animal except for those defined in Section 506.03 may keep such dangerous animal within the City after 90 days ftom the effective date of this section, pro- vided that the owner adheres to all lawful orders of Director of Public Safety or his or her designee which are deemed necessary to ensure the safety of the pub- lic, including but not limited to any precautions identified in Section 506.04(a) and (b). (f) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 506.01, any licensed veterinari- an, any person or entity doing business as a stationary veterinary facility, and any person or entity doing business as an animal rescue organization that is or- ganized and operated exclusively for exempt purposes set forth in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code may keep a dangerous animal, including those defined in Section 506.03, within the City provided that the veterinarian, veterinary facility and animal rescue organization keeps the animal in the fur- therance of legitimate business or charitable interests, adheres to all lawful or- ders of the Director of Public Safety or his or her designee which are deemed necessary to ensure the safety of the public, and keeps the dangerous animal for a period of not longer than 60 days. 506.05 KEEPING OR TRAINING ANIMALS FOR FIGHTING. No person shall keep, harbor or own any animal for the purpose of fighting, or train any animal for the purpose of causing or encouraging such animal to make unprovoked attacks, cause injury or otherwise threaten the safety of human be- ings or domestic animals.