Any registered vicious animal shall be immediately impounded by the Animal Control Officer if:
(a) The animal’s registration is not properly maintained;
(b) Inspection by the Animal Control Officer reveals that the animal is not maintained in the required enclosure;
(c) The animal is outside of the dwelling of the owner or the defined enclosure and not under the physical restraint control of a responsible adult; or
(d) Even if the owner is in compliance with the regulations for keeping such a dangerous animal, if the animal again attacks, bites, causes injury, or otherwise threatens the safety of a human being or domestic animal then, thereafter, the animal may be impounded and shall be kept at an appropriate facility designated by the Animal Control Officer at owner’s expense pending the outcome of a hearing and appeal under this Chapter to determine whether the animal is a threat to the public health and safety and must be humanely euthanized or whether the animal can be safely returned to the owner under certain conditions.
(32-12/92 § 10.12.190)