The Animal Control Officer/Dog Warden:
(a) Is authorized to trap or impound any animal observed to be in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
(b) In any prosecution charging a violation of any part of this section; proof that the animal described in the complaint was at large as defined herein and that the defendant named in the complaint was the owner of the animal shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the owner permitted his or her animal to be at large in violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 4968. Passed 8-10-05.)