Santa Rosa Municipal Code Art. III Violations and Civil Penalties

(A) Every person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to the provisions of Section 1-28.010 of this code.

(B) In addition to or in lieu of the penalties contained in Chapter 1-28, any violation of this chapter involving a potentially dangerous animal shall be 'subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $3,000.00. Any violation of this chapter involving a vicious animal shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000.00.

(C) Any animal declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be a potentially dangerous or vicious is a public nuisance.

(D) An owner of an animal declared to be a potentially dangerous or vicious is strictly liable for the conduct of the animal and has a nondelegatable duty to protect others from injury.

(Ord. 3796 § 4, 2006)