a. Enforcement proceedings for those provisions of this Chapter designated as civil violations shall be initiated by the issuance of a notice of violation or a citation by the Animal Control Officer or code official pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2 of this Code of Ordinances.
b. Nothing in this Chapter shall prohibit the City from correcting the violation through self-help or taking immediate action to remedy a violation of this Chapter by impoundment or other means. The Animal Control Officer or code official may remove any animal observed to be in immediate danger. The City may file liens on the property to recover the City's costs of labor and material, civil fines and other expenses in enforcing this Chapter.
(Ord. BG2006-5, 3/7/2006; Ord. BG2014-13, 6/3/2014)