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M <br />Animal Control Ordinance <br />(4) Any animal declared vicious must receive a microchip prior to the animal being <br />reclaimed if impounded. If the animal was not impounded and it is declared <br />vicious the owner must provide proof to animal services that the animal has <br />received a microchip within 30 days of having received notice that the dog has <br />been declared vicious. <br />(e) Exceptions. The provisions of this Section do not apply to: <br />(1) A dog being used by a law enforcement officer to carry out the law enforcement <br />officer's official duties; <br />(2) A dog being used in a lawful hunt; <br />(3) A dog where the injury or damage inflicted by the dog was sustained by a <br />domestic animal while the dog was working as a hunting, herding or predator <br />control dog on the property of, or under the control of, its owner or keeper, and <br />the damage or injury was to a species or type of domestic animal appropriate to <br />the work of the dog; or <br />(4) A dog where the injury inflicted by the dog was sustained by a person who, at the <br />time of the injury was: <br />a. On the owner or keener DroDertv that has been Dosted with Dlacards or <br />signs noting the presence of such animal or "No Trespassing" in a <br />manner reasonably likely to come to the attention of an intruder' <br />b. Committing a willful trespass or other; <br />c. Tormenting, abusing, or assaulting the dog or has attempting to <br />torment, abuse, or assault the dog; or <br />d. Committing or attempting to commit a crime. <br />(5) Security dogs are subject to all other provisions of this Ordinance while off the <br />premises of their owner or keeper. <br />(f) An animal which has been declared vicious may be impounded by the Animal <br />Control Officer, either upon direct observation of the Animal Control Officer or law <br />enforcement officer or receipt of written complaint that the animal is at large, or off <br />the premises of its owner or keeper and not restrained by a competent person, or not <br />confined in a manner permitted in subsection (d) above. <br />(1) Written Complaint. Upon receipt of a written complaint that an animal is -� <br />qy4ng vigiously or- was previously declared vicious was off the <br />owner or keener DroDertv while not DroDerly restrained and there is Drobablv <br />DRAFTv.5 - 9/25/2013 Page 18 <br />