Section 7.02.030 Exceptions.

The provisions of this chapter shall not be intended to apply to:

1. Dogs or cats whose owners are nonresidents temporarily within the city;

2. Kennel dogs which are kept or raised in facilities licensed pursuant to the Code of Iowa solely for the bona fide purpose of sale and which are kept under constant restraint;

3. Dogs or cats brought into the city for the purpose of participating in any dog or cat show;

4. Seeing-Eye dogs properly trained to assist blind persons for the purpose of aiding them in going from place to place, a service dog or assistive animal as defined in Chapter 216C of the Iowa Code used to assist a person with a disability; provided, however, that such dogs or assistive animal are kept restrained on the owner's premises, under supervision or control at all times, or under leash at all times; and

5. Dogs being utilized by the Sioux City police department and Woodbury County sheriff's department for law enforcement purposes under its canine patrol program. (Ord. 2007-0100, 82/T-1235)