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Draft for review 12 -23 -2009 § 90.30 DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ANIMALS. (A) No person shall bring into the City an animal which has previously been declared by another jurisdiction to be dangerous. No person shall bring into the City an animal which has previously been declared by another jurisdiction to be potentially dangerous without first securing a permit from the City to register the animal, The City may seize and destroy, at the owner's expense, any animal brought into the City in violation of this provision. (B) Attack by an animal. It shall be unlawful for any person's animal to inflict or attempt to inflict bodily injury to any person or other animal whether or not the owner is present. This section shall not apply to an attack by a dog under the control of an on -duty law enforcement officer or to an attack upon an intruder who has unlawfully entered the owner's home. (C) Stopping an Attack. If any police officer or Animal Control Officer is witness to an attack by an animal upon a person or another animal, the officer may take whatever means the officer deems appropriate to bring the attack to an end and prevent further injury to the victim. (D) Destruction of dangerous animal. The Animal Control Officer shall have the authority to order the destruction of dangerous animals in accordance with the terms established by this Chapter. (E) Definitions. The following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. Dangerous Animal. An animal which has: (1) Without provocation by the victim, inflicted substantial bodily harm on a human being on public or private property; (2) Killed a domestic animal without provocation while off the owner's property; or (3) Been found to be potentially dangerous, and after the owner has notice that the dog is potentially dangerous, the animal aggressively bites, attacks or endangers the safety of humans or domestic animals. Potentially Dangerous Animal. An animal which has; (1) When unprovoked by the victim, inflicts a bite on a human or domestic animal on public or private property. (2) When unprovoked, chases or approaches a person, including a person on a bicycle, upon the streets, sidewalks or any public or private property, other than the animal owner's property, in an apparent attitude of attack; or Draft for review 12 -23 -2009 55