<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 4-55. - Registration required.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               <span class="ital">Generally.</span> Any person owning, keeping, or harboring a dog determined, as set forth in<a href="" data-chunk-id="PTIICOOR_CH4AN_ARTIIDADO_S4-54DEDOISDAPODAVI" class="section-link" data-product-id="15271"> section 4-54</a>, to be dangerous, potentially dangerous, or vicious, shall register such dog with
               the animal control department within five days of such determination, or may, in lieu
               of any hearing, register such dog voluntarily, where such voluntary registration shall
               constitute an admission and determination that the dog is dangerous, potentially dangerous,
               or vicious.
               
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               (b)
               
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               <span class="ital">Relief from civil penalty.</span> Voluntary registration of a dangerous, potentially dangerous, or vicious dog by the
               owner, keeper or harborer thereof, prior to a determination that a dog is dangerous
               or vicious, or within five days:
               
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               (1)
               
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               Of an event establishing reasonable cause to believe that a dog is potentially dangerous,
               dangerous or vicious; or
               
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               (2)
               
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               Of the acquisition of a potentially dangerous, dangerous or vicious dog, whichever
               later occurs.
               
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               Shall relieve such person from assessment of a civil penalty for any violation of
               this article occurring between such date, event or acquisition and the date of registration.
               
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               (c)
               
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               <span class="ital">Permanent identification mark required.</span> Each dog registered, as set forth in subsection (a) of this section, shall be assigned
               a registration number by the animal control department, which shall be affixed to
               the dog by permanent chip implant, tattoo or some other permanent means by or at the
               expense of the owner, keeper or harborer of the dog. No person shall remove such identification
               mark once it is assigned and affixed.
               
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               (Ord. No. 2008-5, Â§ V, 6-11-2008)
               
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