(a) No person shall own, or possess any vicious animal unless muzzled and/or restrained or confined
upon the premises of the owner thereof in such a way as to prevent it from chasing or biting
any human being, nor permit such animal or animals to run at large or stray at any time.
(b) Any Animal Control Authority as defined in this Code shall have the right to destroy any animal
engaged in the process of injuring or harassing livestock or other domestic or game animals or
threatening or inflicting harm to any person, or inflicting harm serious harm to personal or Tribal
property.
(c) However, a vicious animal engaged in the process of inflicting harm shall be subject to
immediate destruction by any person.
Section 18-15 Owner-Responsibility-Duty to Obey
18-15.01 Owner - Responsibility-Duty to Obey. It shall be the duty of any owner of any animal to obey this
Code; and it shall be the responsibility of such owner to conform to the requirements of this Code in
exercising control of his animals; it shall also be the duty of any owner as defined in this Code to limit the
number of animals possessed, harbored or kept in order to maintain a safe and healthy environment upon
his premises and/or to promote the safety, health and welfare of the people in the Spokane Tribal
Community.
18-15.02 Owner – Liability. Any owner of any animal shall be liable for injuries and/or damages sustained by
any person through attack of such animal; and such owner shall also be held liable for harm to personal or
Tribal property which results from the actions of his animal.
Section 18-16 Violations-Civil Penalty
18-16.01 Violations-Civil Penalty.
(a) Any owner of any animal within the definitions of this Code who is found to be in violation of this
Code shall, upon the first violation be subject to a civil penalty and shall be warned to exercise
proper control of his animal and/or cat.
(b) Upon second violation of this Code the owner shall receive a civil penalty of no more than $100
but not less than $25 and warned that the animal may be subject to destruction.
(c) Upon a third violation the owner shall be given written notification that such animal may be
destroyed in accordance with this Code.
Section 18-17 Destruction of Animals
18-17.01 Destruction of Animals.
(a) Any Animal Control Authority shall be authorized to contract for the detention and destruction of
any animal found in violation of this Code with a certified Animal Control facility in any
jurisdiction.
(b) The Spokane Tribal Court shall, upon 3 days notice to any known owner, have the authority to
authorize the destruction of any animal found to be in violation of this Code.
(1) The owner shall have the opportunity to show cause at a hearing why the destruction
shall not be proper.
(2) If an owner of the animal is not known, public notice of the right to hearing shall be
given by posting in at least 2 public places on the Spokane Indian Reservation.
(3) One such public notice must be within a reasonable distance from the point where the
animal was captured.
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