§ 8-25. Requirements for owners of dangerous dogs.

(a)

Not later than the 30th day after a person learns that he is the owner of a dangerous dog, he shall:

(1)

Register the dangerous dog with the animal control authority for the area in which the dog is kept;

(2)

Restrain the dangerous dog at all times on a leash in the immediate control of a person or in a secure enclosure;

(3)

Obtain liability insurance coverage or show financial responsibility in an amount of at least $100,000.00 to cover damages resulting from an attack by the dangerous dog causing bodily injury to a person and provide proof of the required liability insurance coverage or financial responsibility to the animal control authority for the area in which the dog is kept; and

(4)

Comply with an applicable municipal regulation, requirement, or restriction on dangerous dogs.

(b)

The owner of a dangerous dog who does not comply with subsection (a) of this section shall deliver the dog to the animal control authority not later than the 30th day after the owner learns that the dog is a dangerous dog.

(c)

For the purposes of this section, a person learns that he is the owner of a dangerous dog when the owner is informed by the animal control officer or his designee that the dog is a dangerous dog.

(Code 1994, art. 2.2500; Ord. No. 389, § 1, 6-13-2005)