A. 
It shall be the duty of the Police Department and of the animal control officer to receive and investigate complaints concerning vicious or dangerous animals. Whenever an animal complained against shall be deemed by the Police Department or the animal control officer to be a possible vicious or dangerous animal, the officer or agency shall report the fact to the County Animal Control Commission in the form of a written complaint.
B. 
If any vicious or dangerous animal as determined by the County Animal Control Commission shall be found at large or running at large and cannot be taken up or tranquilized and impounded, such animal may be slain by any animal control officer, police officer or other authorized and appropriately trained agent.
C. 
It shall be a violation of this section for an owner or custodian to knowingly or unknowingly allow or permit any vicious or dangerous animal as determined by the Police Department, the animal control officer, the Animal Control Commission, or any other authorized agent to be found at large or running at large.
D. 
Any violation of this section shall be a municipal infraction subject to a fine of five hundred dollars ($500) for a first violation and one thousand dollars ($1,000) for any and each subsequent violation.
E. 
Confinement of vicious or dangerous animals.
(1) 
Every vicious or dangerous animal and any animal that has a history of biting and any animal that has a history of biting incidents involving persons or animals shall be confined by the owner or custodian within a building or secure enclosure. The animal shall not be taken out of such building or secure enclosure unless securely restrained.
(2) 
Every animal determined by the County Animal Control Commission to be vicious or dangerous shall be confined by the owner in a building or secure enclosure and shall not be taken out of the building or secure enclosure unless securely restrained, muzzled, or caged as necessary.
(3) 
No dog that has been determined to be a vicious or dangerous dog shall be upon any street or public place, except while securely confined by an adequate leash and humanely muzzled so that it shall be impossible for it to tear or otherwise wound with its teeth any human or animal, and it shall be in the charge of a responsible person.
(4) 
Any violation of this Article by the owner or custodian of an animal shall be a municipal infraction and subject to a fine of five hundred dollars ($500) for a first violation and one thousand dollars ($1,000) for any and each subsequent violation.