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(2) <br /> <br />suhstantiaffy <br />"Vicious animal" means any animal wluch represents a danger to any <br />person(s), or to any other domestic animal, for any of the following reasons: <br />A. Any animal that kills or causes serious physical harm (as defined in <br />Ohio R.C. 2901.01(E)) to any person or domestic animal. <br />B. Any animal which bites or causes physical harm to any person or <br />domestic animal while off the premises of the owner on more than one <br />occasion. <br />C. Any dog that is classified as vicious under Ohio R.C. <br />955.11(A)(4)(a)(ui). <br />D. Any wolf-hybrid. <br />E. Vicious animal does not include a police dog that has inflicted any <br />harm specified in this division if such police dog is being used to assist <br />one or more law enforcement officers in the performance of their <br />official duties. <br />anirnal" mean? ?y animal, bnrt nc>t> a"vicious animal" as defined <br />a tf)o. <br />(4) "Owner" means any person owning, keeping, possessing, harboring, <br />maintaining, or having the care, custody or control of an animal. <br />(b) Dangerous Animals. The Animal Warden may enter an arder declaring any animal to <br />be a"dangerous animal" which qualifies as defined in subsection (a)(3) hereof. <br />(1) The Animal Warden shall cause a copy of his order served upon the owner of <br />any animal declared to be a dangerous animal, notifying them of such <br />designation. The order shall further specify the reasonable steps to be taken <br />to properly house, confine, and control the animal. <br />(2) Any owner of a declared dangerous animal may appeal the Animal Warden's <br />orders and the conditions imposed by the order to the Director of Public <br />Services within five days of being served with such order. <br />(c) Notification Procedure for "Vicious Animals". The Animal Warden shall cause <br />written notice to be served upon the owner of any suspected "vicious animal," notifying them of the <br />nature of the complaint against the animal and the time, date, and location of the Determination <br />Hearing required by subsection (d) hereof. Such notice shall further specify the appropriate means <br />of confinement for the animal pending the issuance of findings from the Determination Hearing. The <br />4