§ 6-9. Menacing behavior.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any owner or keeper to permit a dog or any other animal when not on the property of its keeper to menace the persons or domestic animals of others.

(b)

If a person is found guilty in municipal court of keeping or owning a menacing dog or other animal, in addition to any other court ordered mandates, the court may require as a condition of probation or a suspended sentence that the animal and its keeper attend training sessions, or specialized training conducted by an animal behaviorist, veterinary behaviorist or other recognized expert in the field. The court may mandate completion of the training or any other treatment deemed appropriate by an expert. The keeper of the dog or other animal shall be responsible for all costs associated with the evaluation and training ordered under this section.

(c)

Assault on working dogs.

(1)

No person shall knowingly cause, or attempt to cause, physical harm to a working dog.

(2)

No person shall engage in any conduct that is likely to cause serious physical injury or death to a working dog.

(3)

No person shall inhibit or restrict the ability of a working dog to assist the assisted or served person.

(4)

In addition to any other sanction or penalty imposed for the offense under this section, whoever violates subsection (c)(1), (2), or (3) of this section is responsible for the payment of all of the following:

a.

Any veterinary bill or bill for medication incurred as a result of the violation this section;

b.

The cost of any damaged equipment that results from the violation;

c.

If the violation did not result in the death of the working dog that was the subject of the violation and if, as a result of that dog being the subject of the violation, the dog needs further training or retraining to be able to continue in the capacity of a working dog, the cost of any further training or retraining of that dog; and

d.

If the violation resulted in the death of the working dog that was the subject of the violation or resulted in serious physical harm to that dog to the extent that the dog needs to be replaced on either a temporary or a permanent basis, the cost of replacing that dog and of any further training of a new working dog.

(Ord. No. 02-076, § 4, 4-25-2006; Ord. No. 02-247, § 6, 9-30-2014)