§ 10.37.020. Potentially Dangerous Dog—Definition.  


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  • Potentially dangerous dog means any of the following:

    A.

    A dog that on two separate occasions within the prior 36-month period, engages in any unprovoked behavior that requires a defensive action by a person to prevent bodily injury to a person, domestic animal, or livestock, off the property of the owner or custodian of the dog;

    B.

    A dog that, when unprovoked, bites a person or otherwise engages in aggressive behavior, causing a less severe injury than as defined in Section 10.37.040;

    C.

    A dog that, when unprovoked, has killed, seriously bitten, inflicted injury, or otherwise caused injury to a domestic animal or livestock off the property of the owner or custodian of the dog.

(Ord. 2016-0040 § 187, 2016: Ord. 2013-0033 § 3, 2013: Ord. 2001-0042 § 2 (part), 2001.)