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An Ordinance amending Section 4-14(a)(2) of the Code of Ordinances of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to clarify the definition of vicious dog as including any dog that has bitten a human being or animal, excluding wildlife, without provocation. [Dept. of Public Safety, Armstrong]
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Authorization to amend Section 4-14(A)(2) of the Code of Ordinances of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government to clarify the definition of vicious dog as including any dog that has bitten a human being or animal, excluding wildlife, without provocation. (0006-24) (Armstrong)
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
Section 1 - That Section 4-14(a)(2) of the Code of Ordinances of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 4-14. - Vicious dogs.
(a) A "vicious" dog is defined to include:
(1) Any dog owned or harbored primarily or in part for purposes of fighting, or any dog trained for fighting;
(2) Any dog that has bitten a human being or animal, excluding wildlife, without provocation; or
(3) Any dog declared by a court to be a vicious dog.
Section 2 - That this Ordinance shall become effective on the date of its passage.
PASSED URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL:
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CLERK OF URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL
PUBLISHED:
0006-24:GET:4866-1078-5946, v. 1