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amendment of the aforementioned section by the legislature of the state shall be deemed to be incorporated herein upon the effective date of such legislation. (f) While on the property of its owner, an animal found by a court to be a dangerous dog shall be confined indoors or in a securely enclosed and locked structure of sufficient height not less than -six feet with a secure top and designed to prevent its escape or direct contact with or entry by minors, adults or other animals. The structure shall be designed to provide the animal with all the elements of basic animal care as enumerated in Code of Virginia, §3.2-6503. When off its owner's property, an animal found by a court to be a dangerous dog shall be kept on a leash and muzzled in such a manner as not to cause injury to the animal or interfere with the animal's vision or respiration, but so as to prevent it from biting a person or another animal. Such muzzle shall be approved by the animal control officer. (j) All fees collected pursuant to this section, less the cost incurred by the animal control authority in producing and distributing the certificates and tags required by this section, shall be paid into a special dedicated fund in the treasury of the city for the purpose of paying the expenses and any training course required under Code of Virginia, §3.2-6556, which section is incorporated herein by reference, it being the intent of this section that any amendment to the aforementioned section by the legislature of the state shall be deemed to be incorporated herein upon the effective date of such legislation. 7. That subsection (b) of Section 4-74 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) is hereby amended as follows: Sec. 4-74. -Records, reports and audit of license sales; destruction of unsold tags, and disposition of funds. (b) The city treasurer shall deposit all funds collected for dog license taxes into the general fund of the city. The city shall use the funds for the following purposes: (1) The salary and expenses of the animal control officer and necessary staff; (2) The care and maintenance of a dog pound; (3) The maintenance of a rabies control program; (4) Payments as a bounty to any person neutering or spaying a dog up to the amount of one year of the license tax as provided by ordinance; (5) Payments for compensation as provided in Code of Virginia, §3.2-6553; and (6) Efforts to promote sterilization of dogs and cats. Any funds unexpended for such purposes on December 31st of any year, will remain in the general fund of the city. 4