§ 5-9. Confinement of fierce, dangerous or vicious animals.  


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  • Upon complaint, the Department Manager shall investigate whether an animal is fierce, dangerous or vicious. If the Department Manager finds that such animal is a fierce, dangerous or vicious animal, he shall notify the owner or keeper in writing, stating all the facts known to him, and shall order the owner or keeper to confine the animal to a substantial enclosure, or to chain it securely to the owner's property, or otherwise to control it in a reasonable manner specified by the Department Manager. The owner or keeper shall immediately comply with the Department Manager's written order; failure to comply constitutes a violation of this chapter and subjects the owner or keeper to the penalties herein and subjects the animal to seizure under Section 5-4 above.

(Code 1999, § 3-9)