§ 4-23.1. Training of dogs.

(a)

No person shall own or harbor any dog for the purpose of causing or encouraging said dog to attack human beings or other animals. Evidence of the training of a dog by the owner or person harboring such dog or the agent of such owner or person harboring such dog shall constitute a rebuttable presumption that the dog is owned or is being harbored for the purpose of causing or encouraging attacks on human beings or animals in violation hereof. It shall be a defense to this subsection that such dog is kept for guarding a residence or business establishment.

(b)

In the event that the animal control authority of the city has probable cause to believe that a dangerous dog is being harbored or cared for in violation of this section, in addition to any other penalties or conditions imposed by this article, the city may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to order the seizure and impounding of the dog, under the provisions of section 4-23.

(Ord. No. 06O-10-174, § 1, 11-13-06)