Sec. 14-130Dangerous dogs—Generally

This division 7 of the animal control ordinance is passed under the authority of and in compliance with O.C.G.A. § 4-8-20, et seq. The purpose of this article is to clearly define local government responsibility, as well as limit the administrative and liability burdens upon the city, with regard to potentially dangerous and dangerous dogs.

A dog that inflicts an injury upon a person when the dog is being used by a law enforcement officer to carry out the law enforcement officer's official duties shall not be a dangerous dog or a potentially dangerous dog within the meaning of this article. A dog shall not be a dangerous dog or a potentially [dangerous] dog within the meaning of this article if the injury inflicted by the dog was sustained by a person who, at the time, was committing a willful trespass or other tort or was tormenting, abusing, or assaulting the dog or had in the past been observed or reported to have tormented, abused, or assaulted the dog or was committing or attempting to commit a crime.