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issuance of findings from the Determination Hearing. The place of confinement may be, if suitable in the opinion of the Animal Warden, the premises of the owner, a veterinary hospital, a boarding kennel, the City Kennel, or an animal shelter approved by the Animal Warden. The Animal Warden may cause the animal to be removed from the premises of the owner, harborer or keeper, and placed in a suitable place of confinement without the permission of the owner. All animals held in confinement shall be boarded and cared for at the expense of the owner. If an animal is kept at the City Kennel, charges shall be assessed against the owner in accordance with the provisions of Section 505.02 and 505.14. (d) Determination Hearing for "Vicious Animals". A Determination Hearing shall be conducted by the Animal Warden whenever there is a cause to believe that an animal may be a "vicious animal" as described in subsection (a)(2) hereof. (1) The Determination Hearing shall be conducted within ten days after serving notice to the owner. (2) The Animal Warden shall determine whether to declare the animal to be a "vicious animal" based upon evidence and testimony presented at the time of the hearing by the owner, witnesses to any incident(s) which may be considered germane to such determination, the Animal Warden, City personnel, police, or any other person possessing information pertinent to such determination. (3) If the Animal Warden determines that the animal is a "vicious animal" he may order the following: A. The animal may be ordered destroyed by a suitable and humane method at the expense of the owner. B. The animal may be ordered confined permanently under any conditions which the Animal Warden determines sufficient to protect the public and/or other domestic animals. (4) The Animal Warden shall either dismiss the complaint or enter an order declaring the animal to be a "vicious animal" within three days after the completion of the Determination Hearing. (5) The owner shall have the right to appeal the Animal Warden's order to the Director of Public Service within five days of being served with such order. (e) Appeal to the Director of Public Service. Any order of the Animal Warden appealed to the Director of Public Service pursuant to subsections (b)(2) or (d)(5) hereof, shall be heard by the Director within thirty days of the date of the filing of the appeal with the Director. Filing of such appeal shall not stay any notice or order of the Animal Warden issued pursuant to this section. The Director shall adopt rules and procedures for the purpose of conducting such appeals. (f) Registration of Pit Bulls, Canar~gs, American Bulldogs, Wolf-H b and Vicious Animals. No person shall own, harbor, care for, or control a pit bull, wolf- hybrid or other animal defined above as a "vicious animal", within the City until such animal has been first registered with the Animal Warden. Persons presently owning, harboring, or caring for a Pit Bull, Canary Dog, American Bulldog, Wolf-Hybrid or vicious animal in the City shall register such animal within thirty (30) days following the effective date of this section. The fee for such initial registration shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00) and registration must be renewed thereafter annually at the same fee amount. The Animal Warden shall at the time of registration arrange to inspect the animal and shall thereafter impose terms of confinement and other appropriate conditions to minimize the risk of danger to the community posed by the animal. Such conditions shall