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which, at the time of the acts complained of, was responding to pain or injury, or was protecting <br />itself, its kennel, its offspring, or its owner or owner's property, shall be found to be a <br />dangerous dog or a vicious dog. <br /> <br /> (d) The owner of any animal found by a court to be a dangerous dog shall, within ten (10) <br />days of such finding, obtain a dangerous dog registration certificate from the animal control <br />officer or a deputy an/mai control officer for a fee offfi~ dollars ($50.00) in addition to other <br />fees that may be authorized by law. The animal control officer or deputy animal control officer <br />shall also provide the owner with a uniformly designed tag which identifies the animal as a <br />dangerous dog. The owner shall affix the tag to the animal's collar and ensure that the animal <br />wears the collar and tag at all times. All certificates obtained pursuant to this subdivision shall <br />be renewed ~nm~ally for the same fee and in the same m~nner as the initial certificate was <br />obtained. <br /> <br /> (e) All certificates or renewals thereof required to be obtained under this section shall only <br />be issued to persons eighteen (18) years of age or older who present satisfactory evidence (i) of <br />the animal's current rabies vaccination, if applicable, and (ii) that the animal is and will be <br />confined in a proper enclosure or is and will be confined inside the owner's residence or is and <br />will be muzzled and confined in the owner's fenced-in yard until the proper enclosure is <br />constructed. In addition, owners who apply for certificates or renewals thereof under this <br />section shall not be issued a certificate or renewal thereof unless they present satisfactory <br />evidence that (i) their residence is and will continue to be posted with clearly visible signs <br />warning both minors and adults of the presence of a dangerous dog on the proper~ and (ii) the <br />~,imal has been permanently identified by means of a tattoo on the inside thigh or by <br />electronic implantation. <br /> <br /> (f) While on the property of its owner, an ~nlm~d found by a court to be a dangerous dog <br />shall be con'ned indoors or in a securely enclosed and locked structure of sufficient height and <br />design to prevent its escape or direct contact with or entry by minors, adults, or other Animals. <br />The structure shall be designed to provide the 2nlmal with shelter from the elements of nature. <br />When offits owner's property, an a.lmal found by a court to be a dangerous dog shall be kept <br />on a leash and muzzled in such a manner as not to cause injury to the ~n~mal or interfere with <br />the ~-im~l's vision or respiration, but so as to prevent it from biting a person or another <br />~nirnal. <br /> <br /> (g) If the owner of an s.lm al found by a court to be a dangerous dog is a minor, the custodial <br />parent or legal guardian shall be responsible for complying with all requirements of this <br />section. <br /> <br /> (h) After an animal has been found by a court to be a dangerous dog, the animal's owner <br />shall immediately, upon learning of same, notify the city Animal control officer or a deputy <br />animal cen~rol officer if the animal (i) is loose or unconfined; (ii) bites a person or at-tacks <br />another ,nlmal; (iii) is sold, given away, or dies; or (iv) has been moved to a dhfferent address. <br /> <br />Supp. No. 42 324 <br /> <br /> <br />