(a) Upon receiving a report concerning a fierce or dangerous dog, the animal control officer or police shall obtain the following information:
(1) name, address, and telephone number of complainant;
(2) date, time, and location of incident;
(3) a specification of the facts and circumstances of the incident;
(4) a description of the dog;
(5) a statement or report describing how the dog either bit the complainant or acted in a vicious manner;
(6) other aggravating facts or circumstances, if any, relating to the incident.
After a statement or report has been obtained, the dog shall be investigated by the animal control officer. Upon a showing of probable cause, a complaint may be filed in municipal court and, if necessary, the dog impounded as a public nuisance. If impoundment of said dog cannot be made with safety to the animal control officer, or other persons, the dog may be destroyed without prior notice to the owner or harborer.
(b) The court, on receiving a complaint under Section 13-23(a), shall set a hearing in accordance with State Health and Safety Code Section 822.0423.
(Ord. No. 3141, § 3, 8-8-02; Ord. No. 3728, 11-11-10)