6.04.151 Potentially dangerous animals.
A. "Potentially dangerous" shall mean any dog that has injured another domestic animal or person or has been seen by two or more persons on the same or different occasions menacing a person or domestic animal under circumstances not exempted by R.C.W 16.08.
B. Any animal control officer may, upon his/her determination, declare a dog as "potentially dangerous" and furnish the owner or reputed owner of said dog, written notice of such determination and declaration. After such notice has been given, and to the extent not otherwise dealt with under state law, it shall be unlawful for any person to keep a potentially dangerous dog for any purposes unless said person complies with the following:
1. All potentially dangerous dogs shall be restrained by a physical device or structure, in a manner that prevents the dog from reaching any public sidewalk, or adjoining property, and must be located so as not to interfere with the public's legal access to the owner's property whenever the dog is outside the owner's home and not on a leash or otherwise physically restrained; and
2. Any such dog shall be confined within a secure enclosure whenever the dog is not on a leash or inside the home of the owner. The secure enclosure must be located so as not to interfere with the public's legal access to the owner's property. In addition, the officer may require the owner to obtain and maintain proof of public liability insurance. (Ord. 1990-02 § 6)