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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />3. Any dog that, when unprovoked, on two separate occasions within the prior thirty- <br />six (36) month period, has seriously bitten, inflicted injury or otherwise caused injury attacking a <br />domestic animal off the Property of the owner or keeper of the dog; <br />4. Any dog that in a threatening or annoying manner barks, snarls or menaces a <br />person or persons within the City. <br />"Severe Injury" means any physical injury that results in muscle tears or disfiguring lacerations or <br />requires multiple sutures or corrective or cosmetic surgery. <br />"Vicious animal" or "dangerous animal" means an animal which <br />1. Has attacked or behaved in such a manner that the owner thereof knows or should <br />reasonably know that the animal has tendencies to attack or bite human beings; or <br />2. Has twice within a twelve (12) month period bitten, attacked, or shown the disposition, <br />tendency, or propensity to attack, bite, or otherwise cause injury or attempt to cause injury to a <br />person engaged in lawful activity; or <br />3. Has once attacked or bitten a person engaged in lawful activity, causing death or <br />substantial injury; or <br />4. Has been determined by a doctor of veterinary medicine, after observation thereof, as <br />posing a danger to humans or domestic animals if not enclosed or muzzled; or <br />5. Has attacked or behaved in such a manner that the owner thereof knows or should <br />reasonably know that the animal has tendencies to attack domestic animals without provocation; <br />or <br />6. Has been trained for fighting or as an attack animal, except such animals which are <br />employed by a government agency, including the Police Department of the City or County; or <br />7. Has been classified as dangerous, potentially dangerous or vicious by any other local, <br />county, or state animal control agency; or <br />8. When unprovoked has, on two separate occasions within the prior twelve (12) month <br />thk y s'" '� period, engaged in any behavior that required a defensive action by any <br />person to prevent bodily injury to himself or herself or another person, during which the person <br />who was attacked and the attacking animal were off the property of the owner or keeper of the <br />animal; or <br />9. Has been outfitted with a training device for fighting or attack, such as a weighted collar <br />around the neck of the animal, or found to be allowed to hang suspended from an object by biting <br />into and holding onto the object with its jaws, shall be presumed to be an animal trained as a <br />fighting or attack animal; or <br />10. Is a member of a species, breed, or kind (excluding dogs and cats), which in its wild or <br />untamed condition is capable of and, if aroused, is likely to cause death or serious injury to a <br />human being or which would cause serious fear or alarm to the average person if seen wandering <br />at large in an inhabited community; or <br />11. Meets the definition of "vicious animal" or "dangerous animal" contained in California <br />Food and Agriculture Code section 31626. <br />"Vicious animal" shall not include animals owned and used by a government entity, including, <br />but not limited to, public entities' police dogs, guard dogs or sentry dogs. <br />23 152.06020\27262568.1 - 11 - <br />