§ 416-12.432. Restriction on future ownership.

(a)

Any person who owns, possesses, keeps or harbors an animal determined to be potentially dangerous or dangerous pursuant to Section 416-12.408 of this article without a dangerous animal permit may, after opportunity for hearing and a finding of good cause, be subject to restrictions on his ownership of other animals of the same species for a period of five years after the original determination of danger.

(b)

At least fifteen calendar days prior to imposition of restrictions, the animal services director shall mail or otherwise deliver to the person on whom restrictions are proposed a notice containing a statement of the reasons supporting the imposition of restrictions and specifying the proposed restrictions and notice of the person's right to request, in writing within five calendar days of receipt of the notice, a hearing before the director as to the existence of good cause for imposition of restrictions. If a hearing is requested, the director shall mail to the requesting party notice of the date, time and place of the hearing. If, after hearing, the director determines that good cause for imposition of restrictions exists, the director shall impose the specified restrictions ten calendar days after mailing notice of the decision. If no hearing is requested, the director shall impose restrictions fifteen calendar days after mailing of the original notice.

(Ords. 2005-24 § 2, 87-74 § 4).