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A vicious dog may be destroyed if the Hearing Officer determines that the release of the dog would create a significant threat to the public health, safety and welfare. If the Hearing Officer determines that the vicious dog should not be destroyed, the Hearing Officer must impose conditions upon the dog's owner or keeper that will protect the public health, safety, and welfare. If one of the conditions is to require that the vicious dog be confined in an enclosure, the enclosure must be designed in order to prevent the animal from escaping and include a fence or structure suitable to prevent children from entering.
The City of San Bernardino may prohibit the owner of a vicious dog from owning, possessing, controlling or having custody of any dog for a period of up to three years if the Hearing Officer finds, after proceedings conducted under §§ 6.09.030 through 6.09.050, that such ownership or possession would create a significant threat to the public health, safety and welfare.
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