<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 6-135. - Exceptions.</div>
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               This article does not apply to the following:
               
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                  (1)
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                  A law enforcement dog or guard dog being used by a law enforcement officer or bona
                  fide professional security guard to carry out the law enforcement officer's or security
                  guard's official duties or professional responsibilities;
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                  (2)
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                  A dog where the injury or damage inflicted by the dog was sustained by a domestic
                  animal while the dog was working as a hunting dog, herding dog, or predator control
                  dog on the property of or under the control of its owner, keeper or harborer, and
                  the damage or injury was to a specific type of domestic animal appropriate to the
                  work of the dog; or
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                  (3)
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                  A dog where the injury inflicted by the dog was sustained by a person who, at the
                  time of the injury was tormenting, abusing, or assaulting the dog; had tormented,
                  abused or assaulted the dog; or was committing or attempting to commit a crime.
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               (Ord. of 8-17-2009; Ord. No. 2014-04, 6-16-2014; Ord. No. 2023-02, 3-6-2023)
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