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WA <br />Animal Control Ordinance <br />(h) Effect of Citation. <br />(1) Upon payment of a citation or the conviction of the owner or keeper for <br />having an animal which without provocation has committed any of the acts <br />described in subsection (b) above, said animal is declared a vicious animal. <br />(2) Upon the payment of a citation or the conviction of the owner or keeper for <br />having an animal which on or off the property of the owner or keeper an d <br />without provocation has killed or caused life threatening injuries through <br />bites) to a person, the animal will be seized by the animal control officer and <br />destroyed in a humane manner. <br />(3) Any animal previously declared vicious upon the payment of a citation or by <br />conviction of the owner or keeper for a violation of this subsection, that <br />commits a subsequent violation of the subsection, will cause the owner or <br />keeper to be charged with that violation. Upon the owner or keeper's <br />conviction of that violation, the animal will be destroyed in a humane manner. <br />(4) Any violation of this section may be a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of <br />five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment of not more than thirty(30) <br />days. <br />(5) All persons owning security dogs Uh—At Are--, e4assea as pa4i 701 dOgs OF sMtFY a @rts <br />as defined by this Ordinance shall register such animals with the Animal <br />Services Director; the owner or keeper of any such dog <br />shall place signs or placards on <br />his premises noting "Beware of Dog" or other information noting the presence <br />of security dog(s). <br />0) Appeal. Any declaration that an animal is `vicious" may be appealed to the Orange <br />County Animal Services Advisory Board as provided in this Chapter. <br />See. 4 -43. - Impoundment of animals. <br />Any animal either found at large, found not to be wearing a currently valid rabies tag, is <br />public nuisance, has been declared vicious and is out -of- doors, not in a secure pen or on a <br />restraint, is a danger to the public or for any other reason designated in this Chapter may be <br />impounded and confined in the Animal Shelter in a humane manner for a period hereinafter <br />prescribed: <br />(a) Owner notification. Immediately upon impounding any animal, the Animal Services <br />Director or designee shall attempt to notify the owner or keeper by either telephone or <br />m person to inform that person of such impoundment, and the conditions whereby the <br />animal may be redeemed. If unable to give notice by telephone, an official, dated, <br />written notice shall be mailed to the registered owner by certified mail, return recem <br />requested, giving notice of the impoundment and the conditions whereby the animal <br />may be redeemed. <br />DRAFTv.5 - 9/25/2013 Page 20 <br />