Section 711-C - Legal requirements of owner(a) The owner of a dog declared to be a dangerous dog shall: (1) Provide the owner's name, address, and telephone number to the animal control authority;(2) Provide the location at which the dangerous dog is currently kept, if the location is not the owner's address, to the animal control authority;(3) Promptly notify the animal control authority of: (A) Any changes in the ownership of the dangerous dog or the location of the dangerous dog, along with the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the new owners or the new address at which the dangerous dog is located;(B) Any further instances of an attack by the dangerous dog upon a person or an animal;(C) Any current or future claims made or legal actions brought as a result of an attack by the dangerous dog upon a person or an animal; or(D) The death of the dangerous dog;(4) Have a microchip implanted in the dangerous dog, register the owner's microchip information pursuant to section 143-2.2, and provide the microchip identification number of the dangerous dog to the animal control authority;(5) Ensure that the dangerous dog is under the control of a person who is at least eighteen years of age, when the dangerous dog is indoors at the owner's premises;(6) Ensure that when the dangerous dog is outdoors on the owner's premises and unattended, the dangerous dog is confined to an escape-proof kennel that remains locked;(7) Ensure that when the dangerous dog is outdoors on the owner's premises and attended, the dangerous dog is:(A) Kept on a fixed and secure leash no longer than four feet in length;(B) Under the control of a person at least eighteen years of age; and(C) Kept within a fenced or walled area from which it cannot escape;(8) Ensure that when the dangerous dog is outdoors outside the owner's premises, the dangerous dog is:(A) Kept on a fixed and secure leash no longer than four feet in length;(B) Under the control of a person who is at least eighteen years of age; and(C) Muzzled with a properly fitted, basket muzzle that prevents the dangerous dog from biting any person or animal but does not cause injury to the dangerous dog or interfere with its vision or respiration;(9) Place on the owner's premises a sign or signs provided by the animal control authority informing the public of the presence and dangerousness of the dangerous dog; and(10) Neuter or spay the dangerous dog at the owner's expense, unless neutering or spaying the dangerous dog is medically contraindicated.(b) The owner of a dangerous dog who keeps the dangerous dog in a manner found to be in violation of this section commits the offense of negligent failure to control a dangerous dog and the dangerous dog shall be subject to seizure and impoundment pursuant to this part if the owner is unable to immediately secure the dangerous dog.Added by L 2024, c 224,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2025.