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1 being removed from the owner's property or destroyed. Alternately, the dog shall be euthanized and 2 3 4 (2) Dangerous a. immediately tested for rabies at the owner's expense. dogs. The animal control officer will provide the owner of a dog that has been deemed dangerous, per this 5 6 b. section, with a dangerous dog notice. If the dog has met any of the criteria for dangerous dogs as defined in this chapter, a quarantine 7 notice will also be provided to the owner advising of a ten-day quarantine period. 8 c. If a proper enclosure cannot be provided for the dog, the animal control officer can seize the dog for 9 the quarantine period. All costs of the care, keeping, and disposition of the dog are the responsibility 10 11 d. of the owner or person claiming an interest in the dog. Any person knowing of a human being bitten by a dog shall immediately notify the animal control 12 officer and said dog shall then be confined and kept under observation for a period of ten days before 13 being removed from the owner's property or destroyed. Alternately, the dog shall be euthanized and 14 immediately tested for rabies at the owner's expense. 15 e. An owner of a dangerous dog shall keep the dog, while on the owner's property, in a proper 16 enclosure. If the dog is outside the proper enclosure, the dog must be muzzled and restrained by a 17 substantial chain or leash and under the physical restraint of a responsible person. The muzzle must 18 be made in a manner that will prevent the dog from biting any person or animal but that will not 19 20 f. cause injury to the dog or interfere with its vision or respiration. An owner of a dangerous dog must renew the registration of the dog annually until the dog is 21 deceased. If the dog is removed from the jurisdiction, it must be registered as a dangerous dog in its 22 23 g. new jurisdiction. An owner of a dangerous dog must notify the animal control authority in writing of the death of the 24 dog or its transfer to a new location where the dog will reside within 30 days of the death or transfer, 25 and must, if requested by the animal control authority, execute an affidavit under oath setting forth 26 either the circumstances of the dog's death and disposition or the complete name with date of birth, 27 mailing address, email address, and telephone number of the person to whom the dog has been 28 29 h. transferred or the address where the dog has been relocated. An animal control authority shall require a dangerous dog to be sterilized at the owner's expense. If 30 the owner does not have the animal sterilized within 30 days, the animal control authority shall seize 31 32 i. the dog and have it sterilized at the owner's expense. A person who owns a dangerous dog and who rents property from another owner or entity where 33 the dog will reside must disclose to the property owner prior to entering the lease agreement and at 34 the time of any lease renewal that the person owns a dangerous dog that will reside at the property. 35 j. A person who transfers ownership of a dangerous dog must notify the new owner that the animal 36 control authority has identified the dog as dangerous. The current owner must also notify the animal 37 control authority in writing of the transfer of ownership and provide the animal control authority 38 with the new owner's complete name with date of birth, mailing address, email address, and 39 40 41 (3) Dangerous a. telephone number. dog registration. Requirement. No person may own a dangerous dog in this state unless the dog is registered as 42 43 b. provided in this section. Registration. An animal control authority shall issue a certificate of registration to the owner of a 44 dangerous doe if the owner presents sufficient evidence that: Page 10 of 16