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(1) It shall be unlawful for a person or persons to keep, own or otherwise maintain a dangerous dog in Snohomish county without a certificate of registration issued under this section.

(2) Following the declaration of dangerous dog, the owner of a dangerous dog must obtain a certificate of registration for the dog with the licensing authority within 15 days as provided in this section.

(3) The licensing authority is authorized to issue an annual certificate of registration to the owner of a dangerous dog upon payment of a $250.00 registration fee and if the owner presents sufficient evidence of compliance with the following requirements:

(a) that the dog is kept in a proper enclosure of a dangerous dog;

(b) that the owner maintains a policy of liability insurance, such as homeowner’s insurance, issued by an insurer qualified under Title 48 RCW and in a form acceptable to the Snohomish county risk manager in the amount of at least $250,000 per dog, insuring the owner for any personal injury inflicted by the dangerous dog. A policy of liability insurance with exclusions for off premises or off leash injuries or damage is not acceptable. The policy of insurance must be documented with either a Certificate of Insurance or a policy declaration page specifying that the dangerous dog is covered by or not excluded from the policy. Snohomish county must be listed as Certificate Holder;

(c) that the dog has been microchipped;

(d) that the dog has been licensed; and

(e) that the dog has been neutered or spayed. (Added by Ord. 95-098 § 2, Dec. 20, 1995; Amended by Ord. 02-042, Sept. 18, 2002, Eff date Sept. 29, 2002; Amended by Amended Ord. 06-134, Feb. 28, 2007, Eff date Mar. 16, 2007; Amended by Ord. 16-111, Nov. 14, 2016, Eff date Dec. 8, 2016).