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' ORDINANCE NO. 90- occupied by the owner or keeper of the doq_ or was _teasinq- tormentin2,_abusin2 or assaulting thedoh or was_committin9 or attem-ia----------- tin to commit a crime. No do may be declared ---9------- ---------- vicious if an injpM or damage_was sustained by_a domestic animal which at the time such injury_or damage was sustained was teasing, tormenting, abusing_or assaultin_the_do9. No dog maw -be declared vicious _if- the -doq_ was protecting or defending a_human being within the-immediate_vicinity of the dog from a unjustified attack or assault. (c) No vicious dog shall_ be licensed within Indian River Count unless the owner and keeper_ of such vicious dog_shall_meet_ the -following requirements: 1. The owner or keeper shall resent -to -the Indian River County Animal Control Division proof _that the owner has _procured _liability_insurance in the amount of at least one hundred thousand- dollars ($100,000.00), covering any damage or injur _which may_be caused such vicious dog durinq the 12 -month period for which licensinq is sou ht. 2. The owner or keeper shall—at_his own expense have the -registration number assigned to such vicious dog bythe Animal Control Division tattooed on such vicious dog by a veterinarian _or- other _ person trained as a tattooist.—The tattoo _shall _be_placed on the _inside right thigh_of the vicious_ dog. 3. The owner or Lee er shall also, at his own expense, purchase a collar or harness from the Animal Control Division which shall be worn by -the doq_at all times. The purpose of the collar or harness shall be to Provide --immediate- identification to the Animal Control --------------------------------------- Division and the public at large that the doq_ has been ----------------------------------------•------------ declared vicious. ---------------- 4. The owner or keeper shall display -a sign ----------------------------------- on his or her premises warning_ that there is a vicious dog CODING: Words in type are deletions from existing law; words underlined are additions.