§ 4-7.3. Administrative hearing.

(a)

The public health director or his or her designee may set the matter for an administrative hearing by providing the licensee with a Notice of Kennel License Revocation Hearing. The Notice of Hearing shall be mailed to the licensee, and posted at the location where the kennel is located, at least ten (10) calendar days before the date of the scheduled hearing.

(b)

The Kennel License Revocation Hearing shall be held before a Hearing Officer designated pursuant to the protocol set forth in that document entitled the "Butte County Administrative Hearing Officer Program."

(c)

At the time and place set for the hearing, the Hearing Officer shall hear testimony and receive written and/or documentary evidence relating to the alleged failure of the licensee to comply with the terms of the kennel license or the provisions set forth in section 4-7.1. The Hearing Officer shall record the audio of the hearing or engage the services of a court reporter to record the hearing, and shall preserve the record, including any written or documentary evidence introduced by the parties, for a period of three (3) years.

(d)

Within fifteen (15) calendar days after the hearing is closed, the Hearing Officer shall render a written decision whether the kennel license shall be revoked. The decision shall contain findings of fact and conclusions of law. A copy of the decision shall be mailed to the public health director and the licensee, at the property where the kennel is located, unless the licensee provides the hearing officer with an alternative address at the hearing. The Hearing Officer's decision shall be final.

(Ord. No. 2020, § 2, 2-28-12)