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Recommended Tethering Amendment Proposal <br />May 20'x', 2008 <br />Page 5 <br />Section XI(L) shall not apply to any Person who held a valid permit to operate a Class I <br />Kennel or Class II Kennel from Orange County on or before January 1 2008 for so long <br />as such permit remains in full force and effect without lapse or revocation All Persons <br />applying for a new Class I or Class II Kennel Permit after January 1. 2008 shall comply <br />with this Section XI(L) prior to the issuance of any such permit." <br />(i) In addition to the required minimum enclosure area <br />established herein additional space must be provided for each additional dog that is kept <br />in an outdoor enclosure as follows• for the second and each additional dog that is kept in <br />an outdoor enclosure with another dog fifty percent of the required minimum area <br />specified in subsection MUD must be added to the minimum enclosure area The <br />required minimum enclosure area sh& be based on the weight of the largest dog <br />contained within the enclosure. <br />Subsections XI(K) and XI(L) become effective June 1 2009 and apply to acts committed <br />on or after that date Any person who violates either of these subsections after June 1 <br />2009 and prior to January 1 2010 shall be issued a written warning giving the violator <br />30 days to come into compliance with the ordinance Any person who violates <br />subsection XI(K) and XI(L) after January 1 2010 or any violator who fails to comply <br />with the ordinance after the expiration of 30 days following such persons receipt oT <br />warning specified in the preceding sentence is subiect to one or more of the Penalties <br />established in Section XXI of this ordinance Any dog that is kept in violation of <br />subsections XI(K) and XI(L) of this ordinance may be seized and subsequently <br />impounded in accordance with Section XIII of this ordinance until such a time as the <br />Animal Control Director is reasonably assured that the dog will not be subiect to restraint <br />in violation of this or i ance The Animal Control Director shall post a notice at the <br />lace of the illegal restraint or at such other location that is designed to reasonably <br />apprise the Owner or Keeper of the dog the place date and time the dog was seized <br />along with_ the location where the dog was taken Such notice shall clearly state that the <br />dog may be returned to the Owner or Keeper upon providing reasonable assurances to the <br />