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85 <br /> Animal Control Ordinance <br /> (4) The Animal Services Director has the authority at any time to require that a <br /> vicious animal not be kept in the owner or keeper's home. The animal must stay <br /> confined through any legal appeals. The owner or keeper shall be responsible for <br /> the costs incurred in the animal's confinement. If the animal is found not to be a <br /> vicious animal, the County shall be responsible for the cost of animals kept at the <br /> Animal Services facility for that purpose. <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 and <br /> without provocation has killed or caused life threatening injuries through <br /> bite(s) 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 as defined by this Ordinance shall register <br /> such animals with the Animal Services Director; the owner or keeper of any <br /> such dog shall place signs or placards on his premises noting "Beware of <br /> Dog" or other information noting the presence 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 /> Sec. 4-43. -Impoundment of animals. <br /> Any animal either found at large, found not to be wearing a currently valid rabies tag, is public <br /> nuisance, has been declared vicious and is out-of-doors, not in a secure pen or on a restraint, is <br /> a danger to the public or for any other reason designated in this Chapter may be impounded and <br /> confined in the Animal Shelter in a humane manner for a period hereinafter 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 /> in 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 /> DRAFT 2#, OA . #/ 09-4/ 1/2014 00 R. 1111 <br />