§ 4-1.3. Same—Abatement.  


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  • When any condition prohibited by section 4-1 is found to exist, the public health director, or authorized designee, may, except when such condition occurs on the owner's premises, impound such dog in the animal control shelter; and the district attorney, after review and investigation of the condition, is authorized to institute abatement proceedings against the owner of such dog in the manner provided by law.

    If any such condition occurs on the owner's premises, the district attorney, after review and investigation, is authorized to institute abatement proceedings against the owner of such dog in the manner provided by law.

    The remedy herein provided is nonexclusive and may be pursued singularly or concurrently with any penal process provided for any violation of any provision of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 2020, § 2, 2-28-12)