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(Ord. 58-85. Passed 7-15-85.)
(b) Any person wishing to seek exemption for any animal shall first file an application with the Director of Public Safety and Service.
(c) No such exemption shall be granted unless all regulations of the Director of Public Safety and Service are complied with and until the applicant demonstrates ownership of a liability insurance policy or bond or both as provided in the regulations referred to in subsection (e) hereof.
(e) Regulations created by the Director of Public Safety and Service for Sections 505.14 through 505.20 shall be published in a fashion similar to other regulations promulgated by the Director of Public Safety and Service and shall be on file for inspection with the City Law Director, City Auditor, the Office of the Council Clerk and the Office of the Director of Public Safety and Service at least fifteen days prior to the implementation of such regulations or any amendments thereto or any enforcement thereof.
(Ord. 58-85. Passed 7-15-85.)
Prior to any action being taken which is authorized by Section 505.14 et seq., written notice shall be sent by certified mail and regular mail to any person that is keeping or harboring a dangerous animal. Such notice shall require such person to safely remove the animal from the City, within thirty days of the date of delivery of the notice. Notice as herein provided shall not be required where such dangerous animal has recently caused serious physical harm or death to any person, or has escaped and is at large in which case the Director of Public Safety and Service shall cause the animal to be immediately seized, impounded or killed according to the provisions of Section 505.18.
(Ord. 58-85. Passed 7-15-85.)
(a) The Director of Public Safety and Service shall seize or cause to be seized or impounded any dangerous animal, where the person owning, keeping or harboring such animal, has failed to comply with the notice sent pursuant to Section 505.17 or where such animal has injured or attempted to injure any person, or such animal is at large. Upon seizure or impoundment, the animal shall be delivered to a place of confinement which may be with any organization which is authorized by law to accept, own, keep or harbor such animals, including but not limited to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, the Chief of the State Division of Wildlife or any other governmental body or unit consenting to take such animal into custody.
(b) If during the course of seizing and impounding any such animal, the animal poses a risk of serious physical harm or death to any person, the animal may be rendered immobile, by means of tranquilizers or other safe drugs or if that is not safely possible, then such animal may be killed.
(c) Any dangerous animal which causes serious physical harm to any human being shall be confiscated by the Director of Public Safety and Service or his agents and shall be destroyed. No destruction shall occur until any observation or testing, which may be required by the Health Department is completed.
(Ord. 58-85. Passed 7-15-85.)
Whoever violates any provision of Sections 505.14 to 505.18, or any regulations created by the Director of Public Safety and Service under the authority of such sections shall, upon conviction therefor, be guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree for the first offense, and for each subsequent offense under such sections shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree, provided however that each day a person fails to abide by the notice sent by. the Director of Public Safety and Service, after the expiration date therein, shall constitute a distinct and separate offense. (Ord. 58-85. Passed 7-15-85.)
Reasonable costs incurred by the Director of Public Safety and Service in seizing, impounding or confining any dangerous animal, pursuant to the provisions of Section 505.18 shall be charged against the owner, keeper or harborer of such animal and shall be paid to the Auditor. (Ord. 58-85. Passed 7-15-85.)
(a) A dangerous animal advisory commission is hereby created to provide advice to the Director of Public Safety and Service in the formulation of regulations and the dangerous animal list.
(b) The Commission shall be composed of seven members. Six members shall be appointed by the Mayor. The Director of Public Safety and Service and one Council member appointed by Council shall be members of the Commission.
(Ord. 58-85. Passed 7-15-85.)
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