§ 4-37. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Animal control officer means the town marshal or his designee or any other person designated as such by the board of trustees.

Bodily injury means any physical injury that results in severe bruising, muscle tears, or skin lacerations requiring professional medical treatment or any physical injury that requires corrective or cosmetic surgery.

Dangerous dog means any dog that:

(1)

Inflicts bodily or serious bodily injury upon or causes the death of a person or domestic animal;

(2)

Demonstrates tendencies that would cause a reasonable person to believe that the dog may inflict bodily or serious bodily injury upon or cause the death of any person or domestic animal; or

(3)

Engages in or is trained for animal fighting as described and prohibited in C.R.S. § 18-9-204.

Dog means any domesticated animal related to the fox, wolf, coyote or jackal.

Domestic animal means any dog, cat, or livestock.

Owner or owns means any person, firm, corporation, or organization owning, possessing, harboring, keeping (whether permanently or temporarily), having financial or property interest in, or having control or custody of a domestic animal, as the term is defined in this section, including a dangerous dog, as the term is defined in this section.

Serious bodily injury has the same meaning as such term is defined in C.R.S. § 18-1-901(3)(p).

(Code 1987, § 11-2-1; Ord. No. 02-10, § 1, 3-10-2010; Ord. of 9-19-2016, § 11-2-1)