(a) 
A person is declared the owner of a dangerous dog when:
(1) 
The owner knows of an unprovoked attack on a person by their dog that caused bodily injury, and occurred in a place other than an enclosure in which the dog was being kept; or
(2) 
The owner knows their dog committed unprovoked acts against a person in a place other than an enclosure in which the dog was being kept and caused that person to reasonably believe that the dog would attack and cause bodily injury.
(b) 
If the city animal control officer, or a peace officer, after investigating sworn complaints, determines the dog is a dangerous dog, he/she shall notify the owner in writing of that fact.
(c) 
An owner, not later than the 30th day after the date the owner is notified that a dog owned by the owner is a dangerous dog, may appeal the determination of the animal control officer, or the peace officer, to the municipal court.
(1995 Code, sec. 170.025)
Not later than the 30th day after a person learns that he/she is the owner of a dangerous dog, the person shall:
(1) 
Register the dog with the city as a dangerous dog and pay, in full, the registration fee as determined by the council;
(2) 
Restrain the dangerous dog at all times on a leash not longer than 6 feet, in the immediate control of a person, or in a secure enclosure; and
(3) 
Obtain liability insurance coverage or show financial responsibility in an amount of at least $100,000.00 per dog, to cover damages resulting from an attack by the dangerous dog causing bodily injury to a person.
(1995 Code, sec. 170.026)
(a) 
The city shall issue animal registration of the dangerous dog if the owner presents proof of:
(1) 
Liability insurance or financial responsibility as required by section 2.04.002(3);
(2) 
Current rabies vaccination of the dangerous dog; and
(3) 
The secure enclosure in which the dangerous dog will be kept.
(b) 
If an owner of a registered dangerous dog sells or moves the dog to a new address, the owner, not later than the 14th day after the date of the sale or move, shall notify the city animal control officer of the new address where the dangerous dog is located. If the animal has been moved to a new jurisdiction, the owner of the dangerous dog and the city animal control officer shall notify the animal control authority in the new jurisdiction of the location of the dangerous dog.
(1995 Code, sec. 170.027)
(a) 
Dangerous dog at large.
(1) 
Any declared dangerous dog found to be at large, and not in the vicinity of the dog owner, shall, if possible, be impounded by the city animal control officer or a peace officer. If safety factors do not allow for the safe impoundment of the dangerous dog, the dangerous dog may be destroyed on sight by the city animal control officer or a peace officer.
(2) 
Upon impoundment of a dangerous dog by the city animal control officer, the animal shall be delivered to the city contract veterinarian clinic and a court hearing set within 10 days of the date of the incident to determine the disposition of the case.
(3) 
Any dangerous dog found by the court to have been at large may be ordered to be destroyed by euthanization at the city contract veterinarian clinic.
(4) 
It is the responsibility of the dangerous dog owner to pay all fees associated with the impoundment and/or euthanization of the dog.
(b) 
Attack by dangerous dog.
(1) 
Any declared dangerous dog found to have committed an unprovoked attack on a person outside the dog’s enclosure and caused bodily injury, serious body injury or death shall be impounded by the city animal control officer or a peace officer and a court hearing set within 10 days of the date of the incident to determine the disposition of the case.
(2) 
If the owner of the dangerous dog is found guilty of an offense under this subsection, the court shall order the dangerous dog destroyed by euthanization at the city contract veterinarian clinic.
(3) 
It is the responsibility of the dangerous dog owner to pay all fees associated with the impoundment and/or euthanization of the dangerous dog.
(1995 Code, sec. 170.028)