(A) The person(s) or entity receiving a citation described in § 91.21 shall be required to appear, at a time designated, in any circuit, superior or county court in the county for a hearing upon such citation. If the alleged violating party shall prove to the court that the proscribed animal has been disposed of within 72 hours of receipt of the citation, and if the court so finds by a preponderance of evidence, then the citation shall be dismissed, subject to assessment of court costs only against the party to whom the citation is issued.
(B) Absent the dismissal described in the preceding division (A) above, the court shall conduct a hearing upon the alleged violation of this subchapter. The attorney for the Board of Commissioners, or any attorney appointed by it, is authorized to civilly prosecute said citation in the name of the Commissioners and the county in such hearing. If the court finds, at the conclusion of all the evidence, by a preponderance of evidence, that this subchapter has been violated, the court shall impose the sanctions and penalties described in § 91.99.
(Ord. 10-92, passed 11-17-1992)