§ 6.40.180 CONSEQUENCES OF VICIOUS ANIMAL OR HOUSEHOLD PET DETERMINATION.

   (A)   An animal or household pet determined to be vicious may be destroyed by the Department when it is found, after proceedings conducted under §§ 6.40.120 through 6.40.160, that the release of the animal or household pet would create a significant threat to the public health, safety and welfare.

   (B)   If it is determined that a animal or household pet found to be vicious shall not be destroyed, the Police Chief or Hearing Officer shall order that the animal or household pet not be kept, maintained, harbored, or possessed within the city.

   (C)   The Director of the Department may prohibit the owner or custodian of a animal or household pet determined to be vicious from owning, possessing, controlling, or having custody of any animal or household pet within the city for a period of up to three years, if it is found at the hearing conducted pursuant to the petition to declare the animal or household pet vicious, that ownership or possession of a animal or household pet by that person would create a significant threat to the public health, safety, and welfare.

(Ord. 2010-18 § 6, 2010)