This section is enacted to protect the public health and safety
and to promote the general welfare of the domestic and farm animals
residing within the City of Breckenridge by prescribing the following
procedures and enforcement regulations governing dangerous animals.
No person may own a dangerous or potentially dangerous animal in the
City of Breckenridge unless the animal is registered as provided in
this chapter.
The provisions of this article apply to the City of Breckenridge.
The words, terms and phrases in Article
III shall have the meanings given to them in §
54-1 of this chapter.
If, in the reasonable belief of any authorized City personnel, an animal presents an immediate danger to the health and safety of any person, or the animal is threatening imminent harm to any person, or the animal is in the process of attacking any person, the authorized City personnel may immediately kill the animal. Otherwise, the authorized City personnel may seize the animal and deliver it to an impound facility for confinement under §
54-28. If the animal is destroyed after seizure and delivery to an impound facility, the owner of the animal destroyed shall be liable to the City for the costs of destroying, maintaining and/or disposing of the animal, plus the costs of any veterinarian examinations and those from any impound facility, as applicable. If the animal is found not to be a danger to the health and safety of the City in the judgment of the authorized City personnel, it may then be released to the owner in accordance with §
54-28.