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Date Posted: 20:24:26 04/08/02 Mon
Author: Sue N
Subject: Re: Villisca, Iowa
In reply to: Sue N 's message, "Villisca, Iowa" on 20:09:46 04/08/02 Mon

If they are using Des Moines, Iowa as an ordinance as an example here it is...only the want to include Rotts and Dobermans. This is only a portion of their ordinance.

Vicious dog means:

(1) Any dog which has attacked a human being or domestic animal one or more times, without provocation;
(2) Any dog with a history, tendency or disposition to attack, to cause injury or to otherwise endanger the safety of human beings or domestic animals;
(3) Any dog that snaps, bites, or manifests a disposition to snap or bite;
(4) Any dog that has been trained for dog fighting, animal fighting or animal baiting or is owned or kept for such purposes;
(5) Any dog trained to attack human beings, upon command or spontaneously in response to human activities, except dogs owned by and under the control of the police department, a law enforcement agency of the state or of the United States or a branch of the armed forces of the United States;
(6) Staffordshire terrier breed of dog;
(7) The American pit bull terrier breed of dog;
(8) The American Staffordshire terrier breed of dog; or
(9) Any dog which has the appearance and characteristics of being predominately of the breeds of Staffordshire terrier, American pit bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier.

Sec. 18-42. License required.

The owner of every dog six months old or over, except dogs owned by the operator of a state or federally licensed kennel and kept in that kennel, shall annually obtain a license as provided in this article.

Sec. 18-43. License fee.

(a) The annual license fee for each dog shall be $10.00 if such dog has been spayed or neutered and $25.00 if such dog is not spayed or neutered or if satisfactory evidence of spaying or neutering is not presented with the application for the license. An applicant claiming that such dog is spayed or neutered shall present as evidence a certificate from a qualified veterinarian which contains the name and address of the owner and the name, color, sex and breed of the dog. The proper fee shall be presented or sent with the application. No license shall be issued until the fee is paid in full.

(b) A dog owner who is 65 years of age or older may, upon application for a dog license, be issued a license for one dog per household for a fee of $2.00. The fee for additional dogs shall be as provided in subsection (a) of this section.

Sec. 18-44. License application; form.

(a) The owner of a dog for which a license is required shall, on or before January 1 each year, apply to the city clerk or his or her designee for a license for each dog owned by him or her.

(b) Such application for a license may be made after January 1 and at any time for a dog which has come into the possession or ownership of the applicant or which has reached the age of six months after January 1.

(c) The owner of any dog defined as vicious under section 18-41 of this article shall comply with section 18-56 of this article at the time an application for license is made under this section.

(d) Such application shall be in writing on blanks provided by the city clerk or his or her designee and shall state the breed, sex, age, color, markings, and name, if any, of the dog and the address and signature of the owner and shall be signed by the owner. Such application shall also state the date of the most recent rabies vaccination, the type of vaccine administered, and the date the dog shall be revaccinated.

(e) An application to license a vicious dog must include, in addition to the information required in subsection (d) of this section, presentation by the applicant of a certificate of insurance issued by an insurance company licensed to do business in this state, providing personal liability insurance coverage as in a homeowner's policy, with a minimum liability amount of $100,000.00 for the injury or death of any person, for damage to property of others and for acts of negligence by the owner or his or her agents, in the keeping or owning of such vicious dog. The certificate shall require notice to the city, in conformity with general city standards for certificates of insurance, if the underlying policy of insurance is cancelled for any reason. In lieu of such a certificate, a copy of a current homeowner's policy designating these requirements shall be sufficient proof of insurance for purposes of this subsection. If a certificate of insurance or policy is not immediately available, a binder indicating the coverage may be accepted for up to 30 days subsequent to the determination that a dog is vicious; however, if after 30 days a certificate of insurance or a policy has not been submitted, the dog shall be deemed unlicensed and subject to sections 18-58 and 18-59, as applicable.

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