6.03.010 Restraint of dogs.
The owner or person with the right to control any dog shall keep such dog under his or her own physical restraint by means of a leash not to exceed six (6) feet in length, or shall keep such dog confined behind a fence not less than six (6) feet high.
A. In addition to subsection (A) above, a sign advising of the presence of a potentially dangerous dog shall be posted at the entrance to every place wherein any such dog is confined. The sign shall be capable of being understood by a child with normal reading skills of a second grader.
B. Notwithstanding subsections (A) and (B) above, the owner or person with the right to control a dangerous dog shall:
1. Keep the dog under his or her own physical restraint by means of both a leash not to exceed six (6) feet in length and a muzzling device;
2. Maintain for the dog an enclosed and locked pen or kennel having secured sides and a secured top attached to the sides, and having a secure bottom or floor attached to the sides, or with sides embedded not less than two (2) feet into the ground, behind a fence not less than six (6) feet high;
3. Ensure that when the dog is in a house, apartment, building or similar structure, that the windows and doors of same are secured to prevent the dog from exiting without the assistance of the owner or person with the right to control such dog;
4. Post a sign advising of the presence of a dangerous dog at the entrance to every place wherein any such dog is confined. The sign shall be capable of being understood by a child with normal reading skills of a second grader; and
5. It is understood that the provision of subsection (C) (2), above, shall not apply to the owner or person with the right to control a dangerous dog living in an apartment or condominium.
C. Subsections (A), (B) and (C) above shall not apply to the following:
1. Guide dogs for the blind or deaf while performing their duties;
2. Dogs participating in field or obedience trials or conformation exhibitions;
3. Dogs assisting their owner/handler in legal hunting activities or in the herding of livestock;
4. Dogs assisting a security guard or assisting a peace officer engaged in law enforcement activities; and
5. Dogs being trained for any of the above described purposes on private property with the permission of the landowner, so long as these dogs are under the direct control of individuals who assure that they do not violate any other provision of law.
Violation of this Section shall be punishable as a misdemeanor.