4.__Change in ownership; notification of status.__When transferring ownership of a dog determined to be a potentially dangerous dog in accordance with this section, the owner or keeper of the dog shall inform the new owner that the dog has been determined by the court to be potentially dangerous and shall inform the new owner of the confinement requirements that apply.__In addition, the owner shall notify the local animal control officer as soon as practicable if the dog is unconfined, has died or has been sold or given away.__If the dog has been sold or given away, the new owner shall contact the local animal control officer in the municipality where the new owner resides and inform the animal control officer of the dog's status as a dangerous dog and the address where the dog is confined.__The new owner shall comply with the confinement requirements of subsection 3 and with this subsection.

5.__Violations.__An owner or keeper of a potentially dangerous dog who fails to comply with a court order to confine that dog in accordance with subsection 3 commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture not to exceed $1,000 may be adjudged.__A sheriff, local law enforcement officer or animal control officer may seize and impound a potentially dangerous dog whose owner fails to confine the dog in accordance with subsection 3.__The court, upon application of the sheriff, local law enforcement officer or animal control officer and after a hearing, may order the dog euthanatized.

SUMMARY

This bill enacts provisions to declare a dog as a potentially dangerous dog and require the owner or keeper to confine the dog.