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a? <br />Ordinance No. 2007-25 <br />(7) <br />(8) <br />(b) Dangerous Animals. The Animal Warden may enter an order declaring <br />any animal to be a"dangerous animal" which qualifies as defined in subsection (a)(3) <br />hereof. <br />(1) The Animal Warden shall cause a copy of his order served upon <br />the owner of any animal declared to be a dangerous animal, <br />notifying them of such designation. The order shall further <br />specify the reasonable steps to be taken to properly house, <br />confine, and control the animal. <br />(2) Any owner of a declared dangerous animal may appeal the <br />Animal Warden's orders and the conditions imposed by the order <br />to the Director of Public Service within five days of being served <br />with such order. <br />(c) Notification Procedure for "Vicious Animals". The Animal Warden <br />shall cause written notice to be served upon the owner of any suspected "vicious <br />animal," notifying them of the nature of the complaint against the animal and the time, <br />date, and location of the Determination Hearing required by subsection (d) hereof. <br />Such notice shall further specify the appropriate means of confinement for the animal <br />pending the issuance of findings from the Determination Hearing. The place of <br />confinement may be, if suitable in the opinion of the Animal Warden, the premises of <br />the owner, a veterinary hospital, a boarding kennel, the City Kennel, or an animal <br />shelter approved by the Animal Warden. The Animal Warden may cause the animal to <br />be removed from the premises of the owner, harborer or keeper, and placed in a <br />suitable place of confinement without the permission of the owner. All animals held in <br />confinement shall be boarded and cared for at the expense of the owner. If an animal <br />is kept at the City Kennel, charges shall be assessed against the owner in accordance <br />with the provisions of Section 505.02 and 505.14. <br />(d) Determination Hearing for "Vicious Animals". A Determination <br />Hearing shall be conducted by the Animal Warden whenever there is a cause to believe <br />that an animal may be a"vicious animal" as defined described in subsection (a)(2) <br />hereof. <br />(1) The Determination Hearing shall be conducted within ten days <br />after serving notice to the owner. <br />(2) The Animal Warden shall determine whether to declare the <br />animal to be a"vicious animal" based upon evidence and <br />testimony presented at the time of the hearing by the owner, <br />witnesses to any incident(s) which may be considered germane to <br />such determination, the Animal Warden, City personnel, police, <br />or any other person possessing information pertinent to such <br />