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false information on that written waiver form. <br />(4) It shall be an affirmative defense to a violation of paragraph (i)(3) above <br />that the animal was: <br />A. Securely confined in an automobile or cage which was adequately <br />ventilated; or <br />B. Being exhibited at a public dog show, zoo, museum or public <br />institution. <br />(5) No person shall own, keep, possess, harbor, maintain or have the care, <br />custody or control of a Pit Bull, Canary Dog, American Bulldog, Wolf- <br />Hybrid or vicious animal within the City after such animal has been <br />ordered by the ^????l Al a Director of Public Safety or a court of <br />competent jurisdiction to be banned from the City or destroyed. <br />(6) No parent or other guardian shall pertnit or negligently suffer a minor <br />under the age of seventeen (17) years to walk a Pit Bull, Canary Dog, <br />American Bulldog, Wolf-Hybrid or vicious animal, with a leash or <br />otherwise, while off the premises of the person who keeps, possesses, <br />harbors, maintains, or has the care, custody or control of the said animal. <br />(7) No person shall own, keep, possess, harbor, maintain or have the care, <br />custody or control of a Pit Bull, Canary Dog, American Bulldog, <br />Wolf-Hybrid or vicious animal or dangerous animal within the City, <br />on public or private property, unless or until all of the registration, <br />insurance, signage, containment and other requirements of this <br />Section have been fully satisfied, documented, posted, installed, or <br />otherwise established and evidence in accordance with registration <br />and inspection procedures established by the Director of Public <br />Safety. <br />(j) Penalties. <br />(1) A violation of any of the provisions of this section shall constitute a first <br />degree misdemeanor. In addition to imprisonment and fines, any person <br />convicted of a violation of a provision of paragraph (i)(3) above shall be <br />ordered by the court to fully reimburse any victim who, as a direct and <br />proximate result of the said violation, incurred medical or other out-of- <br />pocket expenses on behalf of himself, any member of his family, or any <br />family pet. <br />(2) In addition to the foregoing criminal penalties, the Director of Law, <br />following a violation of any provision of this section and upon the written <br />recommendation of the ^n' l W a- Director of Public Safety, is <br />authorized to apply to a court of competent jurisdiction to obtain an order <br />seizing such animal, banning such animal from the City, having such <br />animal destroyed, or other appropriate order to protect the health and <br />safety of residents of North Olmsted. <br />(3) In addition, the court may order the offender to personally supervise the <br />vicious or dangerous animal that the offender owns, keeps, or harbors, to <br />cause that dog to complete dog obedience training, or to do both, and the <br />court may order the offender to obtain liability insurance. The court, in <br />the alternative, may order the vicious or dangerous animal to be <br />humanely destroyed by a licensed veterinarian, the county dog warden, or <br />the county humane society.