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(1) "Dangerous dog" is defined as follows: <br /> <br />A. "Dangerous dog" means a dog that, without provocation, and subject to <br />paragraph (a)(1)B. hereof, has chased or approached ixx either a menacing fashion or an apparent <br />attitude of attack, or has atteinpted to bite or otharwise endanger any person, while that dog is off <br />the premises of its owner, keeper or harborer and not under the ieasonable control of its owner, <br />keeper, haiborer oz• some ather responsible person, or not physically restrained or confned in a <br />locked pen which has a top, locked fenced yard or otlier locked enclosure vvhich has a top. <br />B. "Dangerous dog" does not include a police dog that has chased or approached <br />in eithei• a inenacing fashion or an apparent attitude of attack, or has attennpted to bite or <br />othei-vvise endanger, any pez•son while the police dog is being used to assist ane or more law <br />enforcement officers in the performance of theu afficial duties. <br />(2) "Menacing fashion" means a dog would cause any person being chaseci ar <br />appt•oached to reasonably believe that the dog will cause physical injury to that person. <br />(3) "Police dog" means a dog that has been trained, and may be used, to assist one or <br />more law enforcement officers in #he performance of their official duties. <br />(4) "Vicious dag" is defined as follows: <br />A. "Vicious dog" rneans a dog that, witkaut provocatian, and subject to paragraph <br />(a)(4)S. hereof, meets any of the fallowing requirements: <br />1. Has killed or caused serious injury Yo any person; <br />2. Has caused injury, other than killing or serious injury, to any person, or has <br />kilied another dog; or <br />3. Belongs to a breed that is coznmonly known as a pit bull dog. The ownership, <br />keeping or harboring of such a breed of dog shall be prima-facie evidence of the ownership, <br />keeping or harboring of a vicious dog. <br />B. "Vicious dog" does nat include either of the following: <br />1. A police dog that has killed or caused serious injury to any person or that has <br />caused injury, other than killing or serious injury, to any person while the police dog is being <br />used to assist one or more law enforcetnent officers in the performai3ce of their official duties; or <br />2. A dog that has killed ox caused serious injury to any person while a persoji <br />was commit#ing or attempting ta commit a txespass or other crirninal offense an the property of <br />tlie owner, keeper or harborer of the dog. <br />(S) "Without provocation" means that a dag was not teased, tormented or abused by a <br />person, or that the dog was not coming to the aid or the defense of a person who was not engaged