(A) A person cited for a violation of any section of this chapter as herein provided may terminate any further proceedings by the county due to said violations by making payment to the county at the office of the Macon County Animal Control or its authorized agent in the amount of the citation. Payment will be considered as being made only when the Macon County Animal Control or its authorized agent is in receipt of the full amount. If a person is cited for more than one violation of this chapter on a single citation, the amount must be paid for each violation listed in order to terminate any further proceedings.
(B) If a person is given a citation for a violation as herein provided, no complaint may be filed by any attorney on behalf of the county in any court having jurisdiction thereof seeking to prosecute and fine such person for said violation sooner than 30 days after such citation is issued, and no such complaint may be filed if the citation is timely paid.
(C) The Macon County Animal Control may accept payment of a citation issued hereunder tendered after the thirty-day period provided for herein, and upon such acceptance no prosecution for the violation may be filed or pursued by the county.
(Ord. O-67-6-07, passed 4-9-2009)