35-11 Amend sections in 506 to clarify hearing process related to vicious & dangerous dogs

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todian of the animal, any person requesting notice and any person known to have relevant knowledge or information re- garding the animal. (b) Within forty business days of a doe being deemed to be dan- . erg ous pursuant to Section 506.03, the Director of Public Safety or his or her designee shall conduct a hearing to deter- mine whether or not the doe is dangerous as defined by that section. The City shall make residential service of such de- termination and the hearin dg ate upon the owner or custodian of the doe at least thirty days before the hearing. The City shall provide the section of the Codified Ordinances under which the doe has been deemed dangerous." The notice shall inform the owner or custodian that the dog must be removed from the Citv within thirty (30) days of a written decision of the Director of Pubic Safety or his or her designee that the doe is a pit bull doQ or canary doe, unless such removal date is reasonably extended by the Citv for good cause shown. On the request of the City or the owner or custodian, fox eood cause shown the hearing date may be continued by the Direo- for of Public Safety or his or her designee. Anv order to re- move adog from the Citespursuant to this subsection shall be stayed pending appeal. (c) Within five business days of such hearing, after considering all substantial, reliable and probative evidence accepted for review, the Director of Public Safety or his or her desi nee shall issue a written decision making a finding as to whether the animal is dangerous or vicious as defined in this chapter and shall serve the decision upon all parties. The decision shall be a final order and may be appealed to a court of com- petentjurisdiction. Section 4. That Section 506.10 of the Codified Ordinances, Evidence, cur- rentlyreading as follows: 506.10 EVIDENCE. (a) The Director of Public Safety or his or her designee may hear and consider relevant evidence offered by any person desiring to provide such evidence at a hearing to determine whether or not an impounded or confined animal is a dangerous animal or a vicious animal. (b) In making a determination as to whether or not such animal is a dangerous animal or a vicious animal, the following evi- dence maybe considered: (1) Any previous history of the animal attacking, biting or causing injury to human beings or domestic ani- mals; (2) The nature and extent of all injuries inflicted and the number of victims involved;