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• 7. the owner shall have the vicious dog tattooed on the inside left rear leg with a vicious dog license number issued by the Health Department. 8. the vicious dog must be spayed or neutered. 9. the owner must attend a class on responsible pet ownership conducted by the Health Department. if the owner of a dog declared to be vicious under this Chapter is unable or unwilling to comply with the ownership requirements listed above, the dog shall be euthanized by an animal shelter, animal control agency, licensed veterinarian or the City Animal Control Division. A dog declared to be vicious under this Chapter shall not be offered for adoption or sale. Sec. 5-152 NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE OF STATUS. The owner/keeper shall notify the Director of the Health Department or his designee within twenty-four (24) hours if a vicious dog is loose, unconfined, has attacked another animal, or has attacked a person, or has died, or has been sold or given away. If the dog has been sold or given away, the owner/keeper shall provide the Director of the Health Department or his designee with the name, address, and telephone number of the new owner/keeper. The new owner/keeper must sign a sworn statement that he will comply with all of the requirements of owners of vicious dogs. The new owner/keeper must comply with the requirements of owners of vicious dogs within thirty (30) days of ownership of vicious dog. Sec. 5-153 PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION. 1. The owner of a dog which, when unprovoked, inflicts severe injury or death to a person or bites a person on public or private property; or which kills a domestic animal without provocation while off the owners property shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine of not less than $200.00 but not more than $2,000.00. 2. It shall be a violation of this chapter for a vicious dog to kill or wound, or assist in killing or wounding any domestic animal belonging to or in the possession of any person, or for a vicious dog to attack, assault, bite or otherwise injure any person or assist in attacking, assaulting, biting, or otherwise injuring any person while out of or within the enclosure of the owner whether or not such vicious dog was on a leash and securely muzzled or whether or not the vicious dog escaped without fault of the owner. The Animal Control Official is empowered to confiscate and destroy such vicious dog in an expeditious and humane manner. In addition the owner shall be subject to a fine of not less than $200.00 and not more than $2,000.00. -7-