(a) Dangerous or vicious tendencies defined. The following shall be deemed animals with dangerous or vicious tendencies:

(1) Any animal that inflicts serious bodily injury or death to a person, or bites a person on public or private property;

(2) Any animal that has killed a domestic animal without provocation while off the owner’s property;

(3) Any animal which chases or approaches a person upon the streets, sidewalks, or any public or private property in a menacing fashion or apparent attitude of attack such that the person reasonably believes that the animal will cause physical injury to that person;

(4) Any individual animal with a known propensity, tendency, or disposition to attack unprovoked, to cause injury or to otherwise threaten the safety of persons or domestic animals; or

(5) All animals under the definition of the term “wild and exotic animals” in this chapter.

(c) Declaration of a dangerous or vicious animal.

(1) An animal shall be automatically declared to be a dangerous or vicious animal under subsections (a)(1) through (3) of this section if the owner is convicted under section 18-28.

(2) The regulatory authority may find and declare an animal to be a dangerous or vicious animal if the official has cause to believe that an animal is a dangerous or vicious animal under subsection (a) of this section.

(i) Registration of dangerous or vicious animals; required notifications.

(1) The owner of an animal declared to be dangerous or vicious under this section shall, within ten days of attaining compliance with the requirements of section 18-11(j), register the animal with the city animal control department.

(2) The owner shall notify the regulatory authority as soon as possible, but under any circumstances within 24 hours, if a dangerous or vicious animal is loose, stolen, or unconfined in an approved enclosure, has attacked another animal, or has attacked a person, or has died.

(3) The regulatory authority may at the authority’s discretion allow or disallow the relocation, giving, or selling of a dangerous or vicious animal. Approval to give, sell, or relocate a dangerous or vicious animal shall be in writing.

(4) If the owner of the dangerous or vicious animal obtains approval to relocate, sell or give away such animal, the owner shall provide the regulatory authority with the name, address, and telephone number of the new owner or location of the new or improved enclosure. The new owner must sign a sworn statement that he will comply with all the requirements of owners of dangerous or vicious animals if within the city. The new owner must comply with the requirements of owners of dangerous or vicious animals. The new owner must comply with the requirements of owners within 30 days.

(j) Requirements for owners of dangerous or vicious animals. An owner of an animal declared to be a dangerous or vicious animal under this section must comply with the following within 30 days of such final determination. Compliance with these requirements will be determined by the director.

(1) The animal must be registered in accordance with this section. The animal shall be micro-chipped and issued a fluorescent orange collar with dangerous dog tags at the owner’s expense. Photographs of the animal shall be taken and remain on file with the city animal control department;

(2) The owner of the animal shall be required to show proof of notification letters sent via certified mail (return receipt), advising all persons that reside at addresses within 200 feet of the animal;

(3) The animal must be kept in a secure enclosure as defined in section 18-3;

(4) The owner must present to the city animal control department a certificate of public liability insurance in the amount of $100,000.00 to cover any damages caused or which may be caused by the animal. The insurance shall be for a 12-month period and shall not be canceled unless the animal is no longer kept by the owner;

(5) The animal, when taken outside the enclosure, must be securely muzzled in a manner that will not cause injury to the animal or interfere with its vision or respiration but shall prevent it from biting any person or animal, and the animal must be restrained by a substantial chain or cable leash having a minimum tensile strength of 1,000 pounds and not to exceed six feet in length and shall be restricted from any public park;

(6) The owner shall post a sign on his premises warning that there is a dangerous or vicious animal on the property. This sign shall be visible and capable of being read from the public street or highway; and

(7) The animal must be spayed or neutered.

(8) An animal declared to be dangerous or vicious under this section shall not be offered for adoption or sale and shall not be removed from the approved enclosure or the city without written permission from the regulatory authority.

If the owner of an animal declared to be dangerous or vicious under this section is unable or unwilling to comply with the ownership requirements listed in this subsection, the animal shall be euthanized by an animal shelter, the animal control agency, a licensed veterinarian, or the regulatory authority. An animal declared to be dangerous or vicious under this section shall not be offered for adoption or sale and shall not be moved from the approved enclosure or the city without written permission from the regulatory authority.