A. Permit Required. It shall be unlawful for any person to own a guard dog without first obtaining a guard dog permit as provided hereafter. It shall be unlawful for any person to hire the use of a guard dog that has not been issued a guard dog permit.

B. Application. A permit required by this section shall be obtained from the division. The application shall set forth the type of dog, the site where such dog shall be used, the hours of use of such dog, and any other information the director deems appropriate.

C. Nontransferable. Permits are not transferable from one owner to another, nor from one site to another.

D. Warning Signs. On the premises where a guard dog is used, conspicuous warning signs shall be posted at each door or gate that give access to the guard dog, and shall contain the following wording:

Warning: A Guard Dog Is Guarding This Property. Entry Herein May Cause Said Dog To Attack Your Person And Cause Significant Injury, Even Death. To Reach The Handler For Said Dog, Call (enter telephone number).

The telephone number contained in the warning required by this subsection must provide a twenty-four-hour-per-day access to the guard dog’s owner or handler.

E. Nuisance. A guard dog shall not be allowed to become a nuisance.

F. Microchip, Collar Required. A guard dog shall, in addition to licensing, be microchipped and the microchip number shall be registered with the division. The license shall be attached to a one-inch-wide red or orange collar with the word “danger” written or embroidered in black lettering three-fourths inch in height. The collar must be on the dog at all times.

G. Penalty. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. Each day a guard dog is deployed for use by any person for the detection of intruders and/or protection of premises, in violation of any provision of this section, shall be deemed a separate offense. (Ord. 2018-06 § 1 (Exh. A (part)); Ord. 2012-12 § 2 (Exh. A (part)))