Vicious Dogs. Any dog which has attacked or bitten any human being,
or which habitually attacks other dogs or domestic animals is hereby
defined to be a vicious dog, for the purposes of this section. It
shall be the duty of the Police Department to receive and investigate
complaints against dogs, and when any dog complained against shall
be deemed by the police to be a vicious dog, as herein defined, the
officer shall report the facts to the municipal judge, who shall thereupon
cause the owner or person harboring such dog to be notified in writing
of the complaint against such dog, and to appear before the judge
at a stated time and place. The judge, at the time set for such hearing,
shall inquire into the facts, and give all interested persons an opportunity
to be heard under oath, and to be represented by counsel, and the
judge shall decide in accordance with the evidence before him. If
the judge shall decide that such dog complained of is a vicious dog,
as defined in this section, notice of such decision shall be given
to the owner or person harboring such dog. No dog which has been so
determined to be a vicious dog shall be permitted to run at large
or be upon any street or public place in the Borough, except while
securely muzzled and under leash, as provided in this chapter, and
the owner or person harboring any such vicious dog who shall suffer
or permit such dog to run at large or be upon any street or public
place in the Borough while not securely muzzled and under leash shall
be guilty of a violation of this chapter.