For purposes of this article, the following words and phrases have the following meanings:
Complainant means a person who reports a violation of any section of Division 416 to the department.
Department means the animal services department.
Effective date means the date by which a violation must be corrected, as specified in a notice of violation.
Hearing examiner means the animal services director, or the animal services director's designee.
Responsible person means any of the following:
1. A person who possesses, has title to, has an interest in, or has control, custody or possession of an animal or the property on which an animal is kept.
2. A person who allows, or whose agent, employee, or contractor allows, a barking dog or other noisy animal violation to exist, whether through action, failure to act, or failure to exercise control over a barking dog or other noisy animal.
3. For purposes of this article, there may be more than one responsible person for a barking dog or other noisy animal violation.
Service date means the date a notice or decision is served in accordance with Section 416-4.816. (Ord. 2018-08, § 3)