No person shall harbor, keep or maintain within the Village
limits any vicious dog. Any dog alleged to be vicious by virtue of
an attack upon a human being or domestic animal shall be impounded
as directed by the Chief of Police until disposition of the charge
issued by citation. Moreover, the owner of any dog found to be vicious
in the trial of a charge of harboring a vicious dog, or by plea to
such a charge, shall be prohibited from returning that dog to the
Village or keeping that dog in the Village.
Any person having knowledge which he or she believes constitutes
probable cause to believe that another is harboring, keeping or maintaining
a dangerous dog shall file with the Chief of Police a sworn affidavit
setting forth the basis on which he or she believes the animal to
be a dangerous dog, the name and address of the owner of the dog,
and a description of the dog. The Chief of Police shall serve notice
upon the owner of the alleged dangerous dog, which notice shall include
the requirement that the owner shall bring the alleged dangerous dog
to the Chief of Police for inspection to determine whether this dog
is a dangerous dog by definition as set forth in this chapter. The
Chief of Police's determination that the dog is dangerous shall be
conclusive and shall require the dog be registered pursuant to this
chapter.
Whenever any person is charged with harboring a vicious dog
or unregistered dangerous dog as defined in this chapter, that person
shall, to the satisfaction of the court, remove the dog from the Village
until the trial on the citation. If the owner fails to remove the
dog within 48 hours of the service of the citation, the Chief of Police
shall impound the dog until the trial on the citation. If the dog
is determined by plea or trial to be a vicious or unregistered dog
as defined by this chapter, it shall not be returned to or kept in
the Village. Any dog returned to or kept in the Village after being
determined to be a vicious or unregistered dog constitutes a public
nuisance.