8.15.050: REPEATED VICIOUS ANIMAL VIOLATIONS; OWNER DEBARMENT:
When any person who owns or has custody of animals is found to have violated any law or ordinance regarding harboring a potentially dangerous, dangerous, or vicious animal or regarding animal neglect or cruelty more than two (2) times in a five (5) year period, that person may be debarred from receiving a license under chapter 8.04 of this title. Notice of debarment shall be served on the person in a written order issued by the director. Debarment may be for a period of up to five (5) years. Appeal of a debarment order shall be made using the same two (2) part procedural process outlined in section 8.15.070 of this chapter. Any person who has been debarred and who subsequently owns or has custody of an animal requiring licensure under chapter 8.04 of this title in violation of a debarment order is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. (Ord. 8-15, 2015)