§ 462.403. Exemptions.

A dog shall be considered exempt from these provisions if:

(a)

The dog is engaged in the performance of duties while under the supervision and control of law enforcement officials performing law enforcement work.

(b)

The dog attacks or bites a human who is engaged in or attempting to engage in criminal activity at the time of the attack.

(c)

The dog attacks or bites a human who, at the time, is willfully trespassing on the property of the owner, or is tormenting, abusing or assaulting, the dog or its owner or a family member.

(d)

The dog is protecting or defending a human within the immediate vicinity of the dog from an unjustified attack or assault.

(e)

The dog attacks or bites another dog or domesticated animal that, at the time, is on the property of the attacking dog's owner without the owner's consent.

(f)

The dog is engaged in any legal hunt or training procedure, including training or exhibiting in legal sports such as obedience trials, conformation shows, field trials, hunting/retrieving trials, and herding trials; however, such dogs at all other times and in all other respects shall be subject to this Chapter. Dogs already classified as dangerous shall not be used for hunting purposes.

(Ord. 2004-259-E, § 1)