<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 6-125. - Exceptions to declaration.</div>
<div class="chunk-content">
            <p class="incr0">
               (a)
               </p>
            		
            <p class="content1">
               No dog may be declared vicious, dangerous or potentially dangerous when being used
               by certified law enforcement officer(s) in carrying out the official duties of that
               office.
               </p>
            		
            <p class="incr0">
               (b)
               </p>
            		
            <p class="content1">
               No dog may be declared dangerous or potentially dangerous if any injury or damage
               is sustained by a person who, at the time of sustaining the injury or damage was committing
               a willful trespass or other tort upon the premises occupied by the owner or keeper
               of the dog, or was teasing, tormenting, abusing or assaulting the dog, or was committing
               or attempting to commit a crime.
               </p>
            		
            <p class="incr0">
               (c)
               </p>
            		
            <p class="content1">
               No dog may be declared dangerous or potentially dangerous if the dog was protecting
               or defending a person within the immediate vicinity of the dog from an unjustified
               attack or assault.
               </p>
            		
            <p class="incr0">
               (d)
               </p>
            		
            <p class="content1">
               No dog may be declared potentially dangerous if an injury or damage was sustained
               by a domestic animal which at the time of the injury or damage was teasing, tormenting,
               baiting, abusing or assaulting the dog.
               </p>
            		
            <p class="incr0">
               (e)
               </p>
            		
            <p class="content1">
               No dog may be declared potentially dangerous if the injury or damage to a domestic
               animal was sustained 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 or keeper, and the
               damage or injury was to a species or type of animal appropriate to the work of the
               dog.
               </p>
            		
            <p class="historynote0">
               (Ord. of 8-20-2007; Ord. of 8-19-2019)
               </p></div>