§ 6.08.210. Penalties for wilful violation of provisions regulating vicious dogs.  


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  • It shall be a misdemeanor for any owner or keeper of a previously determined vicious dog to intentionally fail to comply with Sections 6.08.120, 6.08.130, 6.08.150, 6.08.160, 6.08.170, 6.08.180 and 6.08.200. Conviction of said offense shall be punished by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one year. Upon conviction of said misdemeanor, the court shall order the vicious dog seized, declared a nuisance and destroyed unless the Animal Control Section sets forth cause why the dog should not be destroyed. Any person convicted in violation of this section shall be prohibited from owning, harboring or keeping any dog within the city for a minimum of three years.

(Prior code § 3-9.56)