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Animal Control Ordinance <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 <br /> stay confined through any legal appeals. The Owner or Keeper shall be <br /> responsible for the costs incurred in the animal's confinement. If the animal is <br /> found not to be a vicious animal, the County shall be responsible for the cost of <br /> animals kept at the 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 <br /> and 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 /> (j) Appeal. Any declaration that an animal is "vicious" may be appealed as provided in <br /> Section 4-53 of this Chapter. <br /> Adopted 1/21/2016 Unified Animal Control Ordinance Page 20 <br /> Effective 3/1/2016 <br />