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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 Director of Public Safety determines sufficient to protect the public and/or other domestic animals. (4) The Director of Public Safety shall either dismiss the complaint or enter an order declaring the animal to be a "vicious animal" and/or "dangerous animal" within three days after the completion of the Determination Hearing. (5) The owner shall have the right to appeal the Director's order to the Mayor within five days of being served with such order. (e) Appeal to the Mayor. Any order of the Director of Public Safety appealed to the Mayor pursuant to subsections (b)(2) or (d)(5) hereof, shall be heard by the Mayor within thirty days of the date of the filing of the appeal with the Mayor. Filing of such appeal shall not stay any notice or order of the Director of Public Safety issued pursuant to this section. (f) Registration of Pit Bulls, Canary Dogs, American Bulldogs, Wolf -Hybrids and Vicious Animals. No person shall own, harbor, care for, or control a pit bull, wolf -hybrid or other animal defined or determined to be a "vicious animal" and/or "dangerous animal", within the City until such animal has been first registered with the Director of Public Safety. 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 fifty dollars ($50.00) and registration must be renewed thereafter annually at the same fee amount. The Director of Public Safety shall at the time of registration arrange to inspect the animal or have the animal inspected by a licensed veterinarian 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 be imposed after the owner or other person having control of the animal has been afforded an opportunity to be heard pursuant to subsections (d) and (e) above. (g) Insurance Requirement. Any person owning, harboring or having the care or control of any Pit Bull, Canary Dog, American Bulldog, Wolf -Hybrid or vicious animal or dangerous animals shall maintain a policy of liability insurance providing coverage in each occurrence in an amount not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) and insuring such person against any claim, loss, damage or injury to persons, domestic animals or property resulting from the acts of the animal. Such person shall produce evidence of such insurance at the time of registering the animal with the Director of Public Safety and upon the request of any law enforcement officer. (h) Posting of Sign and Containment Requirements. (1) Any person owning, harboring or having the care or control of any Pit Bull, Canary Dog, American Bulldog, Wolf -Hybrid or vicious animal or dangerous animal must post on the premises, in a conspicuous place and visible from the right of way, a sign approved by the Director of Public Safety warning visitors of the danger posed by the animal on the premises. The sign shall be maintained on the premises for so long as the Pit Bull, Canary Dog, American Bulldog, Wolf -Hybrid or vicious animal remains on the premises.