WATERLOO - A proposed city ordinance would bring new responsibilities for owners of naughty dogs.

Waterloo City Council members are scheduled to vote Monday on an ordinance governing "potentially dangerous" dogs.

The ordinance, which has been discussed for several weeks, would deem a dog "potentially dangerous" if it causes injury to a person or domestic animal or is found running at large if its owner has been cited by Black Hawk Animal Control three or more times within a 12-month period.

It excludes dogs used by law enforcement or incidents where the injured person was trespassing; where the victim was committing or attempting to commit a crime on the dog owner's property; where the victim was abusing, torturing or assaulting the animal without justification; or when a domestic animal that was at large entered the area where the dog was confined.

If a dog is deemed potentially dangerous, its owner would have to register it with the city, pay a $50 registration fee, provide proof of at least $300,000 in liability insurance to cover injuries caused by the dog and be affixed with a permanent registration number. The ordinance would also make it easier to destroy those dogs or ban then from the city if they commit future offenses.

A separate ordinance change would tighten up the ordinance related to dogs after they've been deemed a danger.

The proposal would not allow the owner of a dog to keep the animal during the appeal process for a dangerous dog citation, and the owner would be required to post a bond to cover the boarding costs for the animal pending that appeal. Owners choosing to remove a dangerous dog from the city, instead of destroying it, would need to post a plan of where it would be taken; dogs returning to the city would be destroyed immediately without appeal.

Other scheduled council business includes:

• A development agreement with Action Garage for construction of a 6,200-square-foot building at 3328 Wagner Road. The agreement grants the business 50 percent tax rebates for five years on the value of the $183,200 building.

• The second, and potentially final, reading of an ordinance banning parking on the north side of the 300 and 400 blocks of Cataract Avenue.

The meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Monday in the council chambers on the second floor of City Hall. Committee meetings, held before the regular meeting, include: Boards and Commissions, 4:50 p.m.; Building and Grounds, 4:55 p.m.; and Finance, 5 p.m.

Contact Tim Jamison at (319) 291-1577 or tim.jamison@wcfcourier.com