§ 10-81. Application of article; exceptions.

The provisions of this article do not apply to:

(1)

A law enforcement dog or guard dog being used by a law enforcement officer or a bona fide professional security guard while in the performance of official duties or professional responsibilities;

(2)

A dog being used in a lawful hunt;

(3)

A dog where the injury or damage inflicted by the dog was sustained by a domestic animal while the dog was working as a hunting dog, herding dog, or predator control dog on the property of, or under control of its owner, and the damage or injury was to a species or a type of domestic animal appropriate to the work of the dog; or

(4)

A dog where the injury inflicted by the dog was sustained by a person who, at the time of the injury, was tormenting, abusing, or cruelly treating the dog, or had tormented, abused, or cruelly treated the dog, or was committing or attempting to commit a crime.

(Ord. of 3-11-2015, § 10-31)