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*11 be Fnade unless 30 da, <br />e) FaiTur°c -of- any -ow <br />T ` of this sontuan 6ha re <br />h I".. g nc v <br />. . <br />ate_ General Provisions. <br />(1) If the Animal Services Officer or Police Officer has cause to believe that a <br />doq is a "vicious dog or potentially dangerous dog" within the meaning of <br />section 5 -72.1, he or she may tentatively find and declare such doq a <br />"vicious dog or potentially dangerous dog." <br />(2) Upon tentatively finding and declaring that a dog is a "vicious dog or <br />Potentially dangerous dog," the Animal Services Officer or Police Officer <br />shall notify the owner and /or custodian in writing of his or her tentative <br />finding and declaration.` <br />(3) The notice shall inform the owner and /nr ri mtruiinn of ei irh Anry +ho+ he <br />L,oae within ten QU) days of receipt of such notice to contest the tentative <br />finding and declaration. <br />(4) Failure of the owner and /or custodian to request a hearing pursuant tc <br />subsection (a)(3) of this section 'or °failure to comply with the conditions and <br />restrictions of the declaration shall result in the declaration becoming final <br />and may result in the destruction'of the dog <br />(5) The possession or maintenance of a "vicious dog or potentially dangerous <br />dog," or the allowing of any such dog to be in contravention of this division <br />is hereby declared to be a public nuisance The Santa Ana Police <br />Department is hereby authorized and empowered to impound and /or abate <br />any "vicious dog or potentially dangerous dog" independently of any criminal <br />Prosecution or the results thereof by any means reasonably necessary to <br />ensure the health safetv and welfare of the public including but not limited <br />to, the destruction of the dog or by the imposition upon the owner and /or <br />custodian of specific reasonable restrictions and conditions for the <br />maintenance of the dog. The restrictions and conditions may include but are <br />not limited to: <br />a. Obtaining and maintaining liability insurance in the amount of one <br />hundred thousand dollars ($100,000-00) against bodily injury or death <br />Ordinance No. NS -XXX <br />Page 5 of _ <br />5OA -7 <br />