[R.O. 2009 §5-26; Code 1969 §6-33; Ord. No. 3988 §3, 8-15-2005]
A. 
All dogs shall be kept under restraint.
B. 
No owner shall fail to exercise proper care and control of his/her dogs to prevent them from becoming a public nuisance.
C. 
Every vicious animal, as determined by the Chief of Police, shall be confined by the owner within a building or secure enclosure and shall be securely muzzled or caged whenever off the premises of its owner.
[R.O. 2009 §5-27; Code 1969 §6-8]
It shall be unlawful for any person owning, controlling, possessing or having the management or care, in whole or in part, of any cat, to permit the same to run at large within the City.
[R.O. 2009 §5-29; Code 1969 §6-10]
It shall be the duty of the owner and custodian of a vicious dog or a dog that has bitten a person to post on the premises where such dog is kept a sign clearly visible to the public with letters not less than two (2) inches high reading "Beware Bad Dog" or words of similar meaning. If the owner or custodian of such dog is a person under eighteen (18) years of age, the adult in the family where such minor resides or the person in possession of the premises where such dog is kept shall also be subject to the provisions of this Section.