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68 <br /> Animal Control Ordinance <br /> (1) The violator must pay the citation to the Orange County Animal Services within <br /> fourteen (14) days of receipt in full satisfaction of the assessed civil penalty. This <br /> penalty is in addition to any other fees or remedies authorized under this Chapter. <br /> (2) In the event that the owner or keeper of the animal does not appear in response to <br /> the described citation, the civil penalty is not paid within the time period <br /> prescribed, or if the animal previously has been declared vicious upon payment of <br /> a citation or the conviction of the owner or keeper a criminal summons may be <br /> issued against the owner or keeper for violation of this chapter and upon <br /> conviction, the owner or keeper shall be punished as provided by this Ordinance. <br /> (3) Upon the issuance of a citation for an animal which has committed any of the acts <br /> described in this Section, the animal must be confined either in the home of the <br /> owner or keeper, at an animal shelter, a kennel as provided in Sections 4-71 and <br /> 4-72 below or a veterinarian's office until such time that the required pen is <br /> constructed, the animal is destroyed, or a judge finds that the animal is not a <br /> vicious animal. <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's 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 /> DRAFTv.9 - 12/10/2015 Proposed Unified Animal Control Ordinance Page 20 <br />