(A) To appeal an aggressive or dangerous classification, the following requirements must be met:
(1) Appeals must be made in writing to the Justice Court or Hearings Officer. Appeal requests may be mailed to the Union County Justice Court, 10605 Island Avenue, Island City, OR 97850;
(2) A $25 appeal fee must accompany the written request;
(3) In all dangerous dog classification appeals, a $150 deposit must also accompany the written request to cover the costs to shelter the dog during the appeal process; and
(4) The written appeal, the $25 appeal fee, and the $150 deposit for dangerous dog appeals must be received by the Justice Court or Hearings Officer within ten days from the date of the notice of classification.
(B) Pending appeal, the owner shall comply with the restrictions specified in the aggressive or dangerous notice. Failure to comply with these restrictions shall be considered a violation of § 91.14.
IMPORTANT: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS UNDER THIS SECTION WITHIN TEN DAYS FROM THE NOTICE OF CLASSIFICATION SHALL RESULT IN THE CLASSIFICATION BEING FINAL!
(C) To appeal the decision of the Justice Court or Hearings Officer regarding a dangerous dog classification, the owner may file a writ of review with Circuit Court. All filing fees and regulations required by Circuit Court must be met in order to schedule the hearing.
(D) The owner can petition the Justice Court or Hearings Officer to have the Aggressive Level 1 and Level 2 classifications removed if no subsequent citations have been issued for the following times:
(1) Aggressive - Level 1: no citations for six months; and
(2) Aggressive - Level 2: no citations for one year.
(Ord. 524, passed 9-13-2010)