Sec. 14-238Prior classification determinations
Plain English: what this chapter covers
This chapter covers keeping animals in town: loose dogs and livestock, rabies shots and tags, reporting bites, cruelty and neglect, impoundment at the city's designated shelter, and the rules for dogs classified as dangerous or vicious. A word of caution: a lot of it is printed twice (rules from 2001 and again from 2011), and two different sets of dangerous-dog rules are still on the books, so it's worth asking the city which version they enforce.
Any dog previously classified as a potentially dangerous dog shall on and after the adoption of this [from which this article derives] be classified as a dangerous dog under this article. Any dog previously classified as a dangerous dog shall on and after the adoption of this ordinance [from which this article derives] be classified as a vicious dog under this article.
History: (Ord. No. 15-04, § 3(Exh. A), 5-7-2015)
This is a plain-English guide, not legal advice. The official code is on Municode and at City Hall. Our copy is from April 30, 2026.
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