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22 <br /> Animal Control Ordinance <br /> c. Tormenting, abusing, or assaulting the dog or attempting to torment, <br /> abuse, or assault the dog; or <br /> d. Committing or attempting to commit a crime. <br /> (5) Security dogs are subject to all other provisions of this Ordinance while off the <br /> premises of their Owner or Keeper. <br /> (f) An animal which has been declared vicious may be impounded by the Animal <br /> Control Officer, either upon direct observation of the Animal Control Officer or law <br /> enforcement officer or receipt of written complaint that the animal is at large, or off <br /> the premises of its Owner or Keeper and not restrained by a competent person, or not <br /> confined in a manner permitted in subsection (d) above. <br /> (1) Written Complaint. Upon receipt of a written complaint that an animal previously <br /> declared vicious was off the Owner's or Keeper's property while not properly <br /> restrained and there is probable cause to believe a violation of this Ordinance or <br /> other applicable law or regulation has occurred, an Animal Control Officer may <br /> impound the animal and investigate the complaint. <br /> (2) If an animal is impounded as vicious, authorization for reclamation after any <br /> required holding period shall be granted when in the sole discretion of the_Animal <br /> Services Director, or their designee, they are reasonably assured that either the <br /> animal is not vicious or the vicious animal will be properly restrained on the <br /> premises of its Owner or Keeper. <br /> (3) Upon a finding that there is probable cause to believe a violation of this <br /> Ordinance or other applicable law or regulation has occurred, the Animal Control <br /> Officer may seize the animal and take any action allowed by this Ordinance or <br /> State law as the circumstances may require. <br /> (g) Citation. The Animal Control Officer shall issue a citation to the Owner or Keeper <br /> for actions described in section 4-42(b) (1)— (4). Citations may be delivered in person <br /> or by registered mail if the owner or keeper is not readily found. The citation issued <br /> shall impose upon the Owner or Keeper a civil penalty of one hundred dollars <br /> ($100.00), or any other amount prescribed by the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners. <br /> (1) The violator must pay the citation to 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 /> DRAFTv.11- 1/14/2016 Proposed Unified Animal Control Ordinance Page 19 <br />