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Dangerous dog means any dog that has:
<br />(1) Without provocation, inflicts substantial bodily harm on a human being on public or private
<br />property.
<br />(2) Has killed a domestic animal without provocation while off the owner's property.
<br />(3) Has been found to be potentially dangerous, and, after the owner has notice that the dog is
<br />potentially dangerous, the dog aggressively bites, attacks, or endangers the safety of humans or
<br />domestic animals.
<br />Dog means any male or female of the canine species.
<br />Dog owner means the license holder or any other person, firm, association, or corporation owning,
<br />keeping or harboring a dog. Any person keeping or harboring a dog fo r five consecutive days shall, for the
<br />purposes of this definition, be deemed an owner.
<br />Great bodily harm means bodily injury which creates a high probability of death, or which causes
<br />serious permanent disfigurement, or which causes a permanent or protracted loss or impairment of the
<br />function of any bodily member or organ or other serious bodily harm
<br />Kennel, commercial, means a place where boarding and/or training is offered to any number of dogs
<br />not owned by the owner or occupant of the premises. Such boarding and/or training may also include but
<br />is not limited to related uses such as selling, breeding, showing, treating or grooming. Pet shops, veterinary
<br />clinics, and pet grooming facilities are considered commercial uses but shall not be defined as commercial
<br />kennels.
<br />Kennel, private, means a place where a dog owner keeps four or more dogs over six months of age
<br />on property occupied by the dog owner for residential purposes and where the keeping of such dogs is
<br />incidental to the occupancy of the premises, and may include breeding and selling of dogs as a hobby. A
<br />conditional use permit is required for four or more dogs.
<br />Owner means the license holder or any other person, firm, association, or corporation owning, keeping
<br />or harboring a dog. Any person keeping or harboring a dog for five consecutive days shall, for the purposes
<br />of this definition, be deemed an owner.
<br />Potentially dangerous dog means any dog that:
<br />(a) When unprovoked, inflicts bites on a human or domestic animal on public or private property.
<br />(b) When unprovoked, chases or approaches a person, including a person on a bicycle, upon the
<br />streets, sidewalks, or any public or private property, other than the dog owner's property, in an
<br />apparent attitude of attack.
<br />Has a known propensity, tendency, or disposition to attack unprovoked, causing injury or
<br />otherwise threatening the safety of humans or domestic animals.
<br />Proper enclosure means securely confined indoors or in a securely enclosed and locked pen or
<br />structure suitable to prevent the animal from escaping and providing protection from the elements for the
<br />dog. A proper enclosure does not include a porch, patio, or any part of a house, garage, or other structure
<br />that would allow the dog to exit of its own volition, or any house or structure in which windows are open or
<br />in which door or window screens are the only obstacles that prevent the dog from exiting.
<br />Provocation means an act that an adult could reasonably expect may cause a dog to attack or bite.
<br />Running at large means any dog which is not either:
<br />(a) Effectively contained on private property;
<br />(b) Effectively restrained, by chain or leash, to private property with the consent of the property
<br />owner;
<br />(c)
<br />(c) Effectively restrained by a chain or leash not to exceed six feet in length; or
<br />(d) Under the voice control of its owner.
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