26.65.010 Definitions.
(1) A dog “running at large” means any dog found within the boundaries of the Cowlitz Indian Reservation on public property or on the property of persons other than the person owning or keeping the dog unless the dog is accompanied by some person exercising control thereof through the use of a leash or chain not more than six feet in length.
(2) “Animal control authority” means any Tribal Department of Public Safety Officer or any other person or organization so designated by the Cowlitz Tribal Council or by the Director of Department of Public Safety to perform the functions of this chapter. It shall also include any Forestry Department Officer. Animal shelter and destruction services shall be performed in accordance with the agreement between the Clark County Animal Control Shelter and the Cowlitz Tribe,
(3) A “stray dog” is a dog with no owner’s identification upon it and whose owner cannot be ascertained upon reasonable inquiry.
(4) A “vicious dog” means any dog which:
(a) Unprovoked, inflicts bites on a human or a domestic animal, either on public or private property; or
(b) Unprovoked, chases or approaches a person or domestic animal upon the street, sidewalks, or any public or private property in a menacing fashion or apparent attitude of attack; or
(c) Has a known propensity, tendency or disposition to make unprovoked attacks on persons or animals, causing injury, or otherwise threatening the safety of humans or domestic animals on any public or private property; or
(d) Which is partly or wholly of any of the “Pit Bull dog” or “Rottweiler” breeds, which are deemed and declared inherently dangerous by this chapter.
(5) “Proper enclosure” is a securely confining, locked pen, kennel, or structure upon the premises of the owner of a dog. Confinement shall be accomplished by means of a substantial fence or similar enclosure, set back at least 10 feet from property lines, sidewalks, and streets, and of sufficient strength and height to prevent the dog being confined from escaping therefrom, and shall be locked and secured to prevent entry of children and other dogs. If the pen or structure has no bottom secured to the sides, the sides must be embedded into the ground no less than one foot. The pen or enclosure shall be structurally sound and maintained in good repair, shall have a top, or similar structure, to prevent a dog from escaping and shall also provide protection from the elements for the dog.
(6) “Owner” means any person, firm, corporation, organization, or department possessing, harboring, keeping, having an interest in, or having control or custody of an animal.
(7) “Pit Bull dog” or “Rottweiler dog” shall mean any dog which exhibits those distinguishing characteristics which:
(a) Substantially conform to the standards established by the American Kennel Club for American Staffordshire Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, or Rottweilers; or
(b) Substantially conform to the standards established by the United Kennel Club for American Pit Bull Terriers or Rottweilers.
The standards of the American Kennel Club and the United Kennel Club are referred to in CTC 26.65.160 and 26.65.170 (Appendix A). Technical deficiencies in the dog’s conformance to the standards set by the American Kennel Club and the United Kennel Club shall not be construed to indicate that the subject dog is not a “Pit Bull dog” or “Rottweiler dog” under this chapter..