(A) There is hereby created a Potentially Dangerous Dog Appeals Board to hear appeals of determinations of potentially dangerous dogs.
(B) The Potentially Dangerous Dog Appeals Board is voluntary and shall be composed of five regular members and two alternates. All the members and the alternates shall be residents of the county and appointed by the County Board of Commissioners to serve a three-year term. At least one of the regular members shall be a licensed veterinarian, if available, one a livestock owner, one a sworn law enforcement officer, and two or three members representing the public at large.
(C) At any hearing, an employee of the county’s Animal Control Department shall be assigned to take minutes, of which shall be considered a matter of public record and the Animal Control Department shall be the custodian thereof.
(D) A quorum of at least three members (any combination of regular members and alternates) must be present at an appellate board hearing in order for the Potentially Dangerous Dog Appeals Board to conduct business.
(E) The members of the Potentially Dangerous Dog Appeals Board shall disclose any personal involvement they have had with the case to be heard, the individuals involved, or other conflicts of interest, and upon a motion of the Potentially Dangerous Dog Appeals Board, be excused for the hearing at hand.
(Ord. passed 6-2-2018)