Definitions.  


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  • As used in this chapter:
    DOG OF LICENSING AGE
    Any dog which has attained the age of seven months or which possesses a set of permanent teeth.
    OWNER
    When applied to the proprietorship of a dog, shall mean and includes every person having a right of property in such dog and every person who has such dog in his keeping or harbors the same.
    VICIOUS DOG
    Any dog which has bitten a person without provocation or just cause.
1961 Code § 27.01; Ord. No. 455; Ord. No. 628; 1972 Code § 90.001