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disfiguring lacerations or requires multiple sutures or corrective or <br />cosmetic surgery. <br />(3) Any dog which, when unprovoked, has killed, seriously bitten, <br />inflicted injury, or otherwise caused injury attacking a domestic <br />animal, horse, or livestock. <br />(b) Vicious dog means any of the following: <br />(1) (2) Any dog which, when unprovoked, in an aggressive manner, <br />inflicts severe injury on or kills a human being, whether the person <br />and the dog are on or off the property of the owner or custodian of <br />the dog. <br />(2) (3) Any dog previously determined to be and currently listed as <br />a potentially dangerous dog, which, after its owner or keeper has <br />been notified of this determination, continues the behavior of a <br />.'potentially dangerous dog" as set forth above, or is maintained in <br />violation of the conditions and restrictions placed upon the dog as a <br />"potentially dangerous dog." <br />(c) Provided, no dog may be determined to be a vicious dog if any such <br />bite, threat, injury or damage was sustained by a person who, at the time, <br />was committing a willful trespass upon the premises occupied by the <br />owner or custodian of the dog, or was committing or attempting to commit <br />a crime upon the premises occupied by the owner or custodian of the dog, <br />or was teasing, tormenting, abusing or assaulting the dog or who has, in <br />the past, teased, tormented, abused or assaulted the dog. <br />(d) These definitions do not apply to dogs used in military or police work <br />while they are actually performing in that capacity. <br />Section 3. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to <br />any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other <br />provisions or applications of the Ordinance which can be given effect without the <br />invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance <br />are severable. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it <br />would have adopted this Ordinance irrespective of the invalidity of any particular <br />portion thereof. <br />Ordinance No. NS -XXX <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />