Skip to main content
Loading…
This section is included in your selections.

Any violation of the following provisions shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 90 days:

A. It is unlawful for any person to prevent, obstruct, or hinder the impoundment of a dog or any other enforcement duties of officers pursuant to this chapter.

B. It is unlawful for an owner or keeper to refuse to quarantine or permit the quarantine of any dog when and as required by state law and this chapter.

C. It is unlawful for the owner of any dog, when notified that such dog has bitten any person or has so injured any person as to cause abrasion or puncture of the skin and is subject to quarantine, to sell, kill, or give away such dog to be taken beyond the city limits, except to a veterinary hospital.

D. It is unlawful for the owner of any dog who has bitten any person or has so injured any person as to cause abrasion or puncture of the skin, to fail to notify the humane society of the bite and the location of the dog immediately upon knowledge of the incident. [Ord. 10468 § 2, 1993].