A. Violations of this title are subject to a civil penalty, which is payable at the city cashier's office within thirty (30) days of receipt of the civil citation. Any animal control officer observing a violation or determining that a violation occurred shall issue a citation describing the violation and the civil penalty assessed for the violation to the person guilty of the violation.
B. The members of the police department or other designees of the city are authorized to refrain from instituting a prosecution charging the person with a misdemeanor under this chapter if such person pays the assessed civil penalty within thirty (30) days of the violation.
C. For the purposes of subsection 6.35.030C of this chapter, payment of any civil penalty will be considered a conviction. (Ord. 3383 §2, 2010)