37-14 Amend Sec. 506.04 Eliminate Dangerous Animal Fee

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where the animal is kept and if the animal has been removed from the City. (d) Registration of the dangerous animal shall be revoked and such animal shall immediately be removed from the City, and cannot be returned under these exceptions, upon any of the following: (1) The dangerous animal bites any person or any other animal; (2) Failure to comply with any provision of this Chapter; (3) Removal of the dangerous animal for more than sev- en calendar days from the City except for a reasona- ble period to permit boarding where the owner is un- available to care for the animal, where the owner elects to travel with the animal in lieu of boarding, or when seeking medical attention by a licensed veteri- narian for the animal; (4) The owner provides false information for purposes of registration or fails to properly renew registration in- cluding the provision of information required in Sec- tions 506.04(a) and 506.04(c) above; An order to remove a dangerous animal shall be is- sued by the Director of Public Safety or his or her de- signee upon conviction of a violation of this Chapter by a court of competent jurisdiction or by a finding that any circumstance in Section 506.04(d) has oc- curred by the Director of Public Safety or his or her designee after a hearing. (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 506.01, any owner of a dangerous animal except for those defined in Section 506.03 may keep such dangerous animal within the City after 90 days from the effective date of this section, provided that the owner adheres to all lawful orders of Director of Public Safety or his or her designee which are deemed necessary to ensure the safety of the public, including but not limited to any precautions identified in Section 506.04(x) and (b). (t) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 506.01, any li- censed veterinarian, any person or entity doing business as a stationary veterinary facility, and any person or entity doing business as an animal rescue organization that is organized and operated exclusively for exempt purposes set forth in Sec- tion 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code may keep a dan- gerous animal, including those defined in Section 506.03, within the City provided that the veterinarian, veterinary fa- cility and animal rescue organization keeps the animal in the furtherance of legitimate business or charitable interests, ad- heres to all lawful orders of the Director of Public Safety or his or her designee which are deemed necessary to ensure the