8485-94 Amending Section 5-1 & Section 5-49 of Chapter 5 Animals and Fowl

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• Animal Control Ordinance Page 2 assaulting the animal or was committing or attempting to commit a crime. This definition excludes K-9 patrol dogs or police dogs used by law enforcement agencies. (jj) Potentially dangerous dog means any dog that when unprovoked: (1) inflicts bite(s) on a human or a domestic animal either on public or private property, or (2) has a history documented with a public agency of biting or attacking humans or domestic animals, or (3) any dog with a known propensity, tendency or disposition to attack, to Section II. Chapter 5, Article 9, Section 5-49 of the South Bend Municipal Code is amended to read in part as follows: Sec. 5-49 Penalties for Violations. (a) Warning Notices for Pet Registration and Permits. (1) Persons who fail to have their dogs and/or cats vaccinated and registered pursuant to Section 5-19,or whose animal violates Section 5-1 (aa), or who fail to comply with the registration and permit article of this Chapter, or who violate any other provision of this Chapter shall may be served with a warning notice requesting immediate compliance. Only one (1) warning notice (verbal with documentation or written) may be given per year to an individual owner of such animal(s) who has failed to have their dog and/or cat vaccinated or properly registered with all other action(s) being subject to the stated fine herein. (2) Said warning notice shall state that the person is in violation of the City Code,, and that he the owner has seven (7) days in which to comply. The warning notice shall contain the date, time, name and address of the violator, the Code Section violated, nature of the violation, location of the violation,the name of the officer issuing the warning notice and the telephone number of the office to contact for information. (3) A list of all warning notices issued shall be compiled by the end of the last Friday of each month by the City or its agent listing in summary fashion the information set forth in the above paragraph. Copies of this list shall be dated and sent to the Legal Department, the Chairperson of the Health and Public Safety and the Chairperson of the Residential Neighborhoods Committees of the Common Council, Department of Code Enforcement and to the City Clerk's office. (b) Citations, and/or Hearings before the Code Enforcement Hearing Officer; Fines Payable Through the Ordinance Violations Bureau. (1) Any person served with a warning notice for failure to have their dog and/or cat vaccinated or registered, and/or who violates any other provision of this Chapter, and who fails to comply shall be immediately issued a citation which shall be subject to the citation procedures and/or a hearing before the Code Enforcement Officer. Citations shall contain the date, time, name, and address of the violator, the Code Section violated, the nature of the violation, location of the violation, and the name of the person issuing the citation. The citation shall have instructions thereon as to the description of the citation. A summary listing of such citations issued to individuals previously issued warning notices shall be compiled by the end of the last Friday of each month by the City or its agent, with