<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 10-8. - Dangerous animals.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               It shall be unlawful for any person to own or in any way maintain or harbor any animal
               which is dangerous.
               
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               (b)
               
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               If the director/supervisor has determined that an animal is dangerous, then the director/supervisor
               shall notify the owner immediately in writing, if the owner is known and after reasonable
               efforts to (otherwise) notify the owner (have failed). The owner shall turn the animal
               over to the department immediately after such notification. The director/supervisor
               shall have the authority to seize immediately an animal deemed dangerous. The director/supervisor
               shall have the discretion to dispose of an animal in one of only two specific ways:
               
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               (1)
               
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               By the humane destruction of the animal; or
               
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               (2)
               
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               By giving the animal to an individual or an organization, subject to the protective
               and inspection conditions required by the director/supervisor for the well-being of
               the animal and for the protection of the public, for the purpose of preserving and
               taking care of the animal. An animal declared to be a dangerous animal by the director/supervisor
               shall not be disposed of for research or experimental purposes.
               
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               (c)
               
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               The sheriff shall conduct a hearing to determine if the director/supervisor's determination
               that the animal is dangerous is correct or incorrect. If the animal is judged not
               to be dangerous, it shall be returned to the owner. If the sheriff determines the
               animal to be dangerous, then the director/supervisor shall dispose of the animal only
               in the manner described in subsections (b)(1) and (b)(2) of this section. In the event
               of an appeal to the courts from the sheriff's decision, the animal shall be confined
               at the animal shelter, and a cash bond shall be requested for all costs whatsoever
               attendant upon county's retention of the animal.
               
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               (d)
               
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               A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
               
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               (Ord. of 8-17-92, art. I, Â§ 12; Ord. of 3-19-96, art. I, Â§ 12;
               <a class="ordinance-link" href="" data-product-id="12658" data-ordinance-id="1170755">
                  Ord. No. 2021-32
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               , Â§ 3, 12-20-21)
               
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