2008-07-23 CC Agenda & Work Session

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'. (A) The owner of an animal which has been identified as dangerous or potentially dangerous must notify the animal control officer in writing if the animal is to be relocated from its current address or given or sold to another person. (B) The notification must be given in writing at least 14 days prior to the relocation or transfer of ownership. The notification must include the current owner's name and address, the relocation address, and the name ofthe new owner, if any. (Ord. 24, passed 10-27-1999) Penalty, see ~ 90.99 ~ 90.32 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS. (A) If the City Council does not order the destruction of an animal that has been declared dangerous or potentially dangerous, the City Council or the animal control officer may, as an alternative, order any of the following: (1) The owner shall provide and maintain a proper enclosure for the dangerous or potentially dangerous animal as specified below. (a) PROPER ENCLOSURE means securely confined indoors or in a securely locked pen or structure suitable to prevent the animal from escaping and to provide protection for the animal from the elements. A PROPER ENCLOSURE does not include a porch, patio or any part of a house, garage or other structure that would allow the animal to exit of its own volition, or any house or structure in which windows are open or in which door or window screens are the only barriers which prevent the animal from exiting. The enclosure shall not allow the egress of the animal in any manner without human assistance. (b) A pen or kennel shall meet the following minimum specifications: 1. Have a minimum overall floor size of32 square feet; 2. Side walls shall have a minimum height of five feet and be constructed of 11- gauge or heavier wire. Openings in the wire shall not exceed two inches, support posts shall be one and one-fourth inch or larger steel pipe buried in the ground 18 inches or more. When a concrete floor is not provided, the side walls shall be buried a minimum of 18 inches in the ground; 3. A cover over the entire pen or kennel shall be provided. The cover shall be constructed of the same gauge wire as the side walls or heavier and shall also have no openings in the wire greater than two inches; and 4. An entrance/exit gate shall be provided and be constructed of the same material as the side walls and shall also have no openings in the wire greater than two inches. The gate shall be equipped with a device capable of being locked and shall be locked at all times when the animal is in the pen or kennel.