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Title 10 : Animal Control
Chapter 2 : Vicious Dogs And Cats

10-209 : Exceptions.

  1. This chapter shall not apply to any dog used by any law enforcement agency.
  2. No dog or cat shall be declared vicious for injuries or damage sustained by a person who is entering the owner's property to commit any type of crime such as burglary, robbery, assault, willful trespass, or any other tort crime.
  3. No dog or cat shall be declared vicious for injuries or damage sustained by a person who is teasing, tormenting, abusing, assaulting, or otherwise provoking the dog or cat.
  4. No dog or cat shall be declared vicious solely because it bites or attacks:
    1. A person assaulting its owner, excluding a law enforcement officer attempting to subdue or effect the arrest of a subject; or
    2. An unrestrained animal that attacks it or its young while it is restrained in compliance with this title. (as added by Ord. #010809, Feb. 2009)