A. The owner or responsible person shall immediately notify the Parachute Police Department or animal control officer if a potentially dangerous pet animal is loose, unconfined, has attacked another animal or a human being, or has died, been sold, been given away, or is otherwise no longer in the possession of the owner or responsible person. If the pet animal has been sold or given away, the owner or responsible person shall provide the Police Department or an animal control officer with the new owner’s or responsible person’s name, address and telephone number. If the new owner or responsible person maintains the pet animal within the Town of Parachute, the new owner or responsible person shall comply with the requirements previously applied to such animal and the requirements of this chapter.

B. Violation of any of the provisions of this section shall constitute a Class B municipal offense. (Ord. 581 §2, 2007)