Legal Documents of Dandridge

For the purposes of this title, the term:

1. "Animal" means any cow, horse, sheep, mule, goat, or other animal which is raised for meat, show, hides, pets, or ornamental value.
2. "Dog" means any breed of dog, mixture of breeds, and wolf hybrids.
3. "Dangerous dog" means any dog which
   
   
   1. Without being provoked, approaches, corners or menaces any person in a dangerous or terrorizing manner or in an apparent attitude or stance of attack, upon the streets, sidewalks, parks, or any public grounds or places;
   2. Has a known propensity, tendency or disposition by prior attacks to attack without provocation, to cause injury or otherwise endanger to the safety of persons or other dog(s);
   3. Bites, inflicts bodily injury, assaults or attacks a person or other dog(s) on public or private property without provocation;
   4. Is owned or harbored primarily or in part for the purpose of dog fighting or is trained for dog fighting;
   5. Trained as an attack or guard dog.
4. "Domesticated fowl" means any fowl raised for meat, eggs, down, show, pets or ornamental value.
5. "Owner" means any person, or other legal entity which owns, possesses, harbors, keeps, or has custody or control of a dog. If a dog has more than one (1) owner within the meaning of this section, any one (1) of such owners may be cited for a violation.
6. "Without provocation: means that the dog was not hit, kicked, taunted or struck by a person with any object or part of a person's body, nor was any part of the dogs body pulled, pinched or squeezed by a person. (Ord. #09/10-11, Jan. 2010)