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specified in this division if such police dog is being used to assist one or more law enforcement officers in the performance of their official duties. (3) "Dangerous animal" means any animal which has bitten any person, but does not qualify as a"vicious animal" as defined above. (4) "Owner" means any person owning, keeping, possessing, harboring, maintaining, or having the care, custody or control of an animal. (b) Dangerous Animala. The Animal Warden may enter an order declaring any animal to be a"dangerous animal" which qualifies as defined in subsection (a)(3) hereof. (1) The Animal Wazden shall cause a copy of his order served upon the owner of any animal declared to be a dangerous animal, notifying them of such designation. The order shall further specify the reasonable steps to be taken to properly house, confine, and control the animal. (2) Any owner of a declared dangerous animal may appeal the Animal Warden's orders and the conditions imposed by the order to the Director of Public Services within five days of being served with such order. (c) Notification Procedure for "Vicious A i al ". The Animal Warden shall cause written notice to be served upon the owner of any suspected "vicious animal," notifying them of the nature of the complaint against the animal and the time, date, and location of the Determination Hearing required by subsection (d) hereof. Such notice shall further specify the appropriate means of confinement for the animal pending the 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 Wazden. 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 provision of sections 505.02 and 505.14. (d) Deternunation 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 defined in subsection (a)(2) hereof. (1) The Determination Hearing sha11 be conducted within ten days after serving notice to the owner. (2) The Animal Warden shall deternune 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 deternunation, 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: 2