A. Sale or Transfer Within City. No person shall sell, transfer or in any other way dispose of an animal deemed dangerous under this chapter to any person within the city unless the recipient person resides permanently in the same household and on the same premises as the owner of such animal.

B. Sale or Transfer Outside of City. The owner of an animal that has been deemed dangerous under this chapter may sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of such animal or the offspring thereof to persons who do not reside within the city, provided the owner first notifies the hearing officer and the animal control officer of the proposed sale or transfer. Such notice shall be given not less than fifteen days in advance of the sale or transfer and shall specify the name and address of the recipient person. Upon receipt of such notice, the hearing officer or the animal control officer may notify the governmental jurisdiction in which the recipient person is located or resides. Failure to comply with these notification provisions shall be grounds for immediate impoundment of the animal by the animal control officer.

C. Sale or Transfer into City. It shall be unlawful for a person to possess, own or control any animal for the purpose of either temporary or permanent care in the city limits that has been deemed by another governmental jurisdiction to be potentially dangerous, dangerous, vicious, or a threat to the safety of human beings or domestic animals. The animal control officer may order the person having possession, ownership or control of the animal to remove the animal immediately from the city. Should such person fail to comply with the animal control officer’s order, the animal control officer may summarily and immediately impound the animal. The owner of the animal shall be liable for the costs and expenses of impounding and keeping the animal. Such impounded animals may then be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

D. Fighting Training and Animal Abuse Prohibited. It shall be unlawful to use, train, keep, harbor, own or in any way possess or transport through the city an animal for the purpose of animal fight exhibitions. Scars and wounds are refutable evidence of participation in animal fight exhibitions or training. "Fight training" is defined to include but is not limited to: