17.03.010 Potentially dangerous dog – Reasons to declare.
An Animal Control Officer may declare as potentially dangerous any dog that:
(1) Inflicts a bite on a human.
(2) Inflicts a bite on a privately owned animal when the dog is off of its owner’s property.
(3) Chases or threatens a person or another animal upon the streets, sidewalks, any public grounds or upon private property other than the dog owner’s in a menacing fashion or apparent attitude of attack.
(4) Has been declared potentially dangerous by any other governmental jurisdiction for violations of State statutes or local ordinances that meet the standards set forth in this section.
(5) Chases, harries or harasses livestock or privately owned game animals while off the dog owner’s property.
Except that dogs shall not be declared potentially dangerous if the threat, injury, or damage was sustained by a person who, at the time, was committing a willful trespass or other tort upon the premises occupied by the owner of the dog, or was tormenting, abusing, or assaulting the dog or has, in the past, been observed or reported to have tormented, abused, or assaulted the dog or was committing or attempting to commit a crime and the dog was on the property of its owner or was under the control of a responsible person.