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---- (3 ) That any dog is vicious or shows vicious habits or ~ molests pedestrians or interferes with vehicles on public streets; or (4) That any dog is a public nuisance as defined in section 5.5'4 herein; the City shall petition the appropriate court for a summons directing the owner of the dog to appear before the court to show cause why the dog should not be seized by any police officer, or Local Animal Control Officer ~or otherwise disposed of in the manner authorized in this ~S~ction. Such summons shall be returnable not less than six (6) nor more than ten (IO) days from the date thereof and shall be served at least ten (IO) days before the time of the scheduled appearance. (b) Gpou SUCR hf:uring ana :ifidiH~ thc fae:t.G tJ.:UC ac ::2JmJ?lainc.a. of, The court may either order the dog ]cillca destroy~d in a humane manner: or order the owner OF c::uBtadiar... to remove it from the City; or may order the owner or ::uatodiafi to keep it confined to a designated place. If the owner or cucteaian violates such order, any police officer or local animal control officer may impound the dog d"scri1gea in ::lUch and comply wi th th~ court order. , The pEovioi~ns 0f rhi3 oce:ti0n arc in addition t~ Qaa aUJ?J?lcmcfit~l to 0thcr provision3 of ~hia articl~. (c) C6BtB Df the pr6cc~cliB~a opeeified by t3is section ahall bf;. aJ~~Jscd agaiBat the O\ffiCr oJ.: ~ustsaiafi of the dog, if the facta in the cOffiplo.int ar~ fouad ta b~ true, or tnc c~ffiplaiflaRtf if the fact.:) al.-::' f~Ufld t3 be untrue. SEC. 5.5-8. MUZZLING PROCLAMATION BY MAYOR. Whenever the prevalence of rabies renders such action necessary to protect the public health and safety, the Mayor shall issue a proclamation ordering every doo owner l?eraoil m.iling m: kei:l?ing a dag to confine it ac.ctlrely the doo on hio/her the owners premises unless it is muzzled so that it cannot bite. No person shall violate such proclamation, and any unmuzzled dog running at large during the time fixed in the proclamat.ion shall be impounded and humanely destroved kill<:a by the police or local animal control officer without notice to the owner. (Ord. No. 198 15, 6-27-77) SEC. 5.5-9. QUARANTINE OF ANIMAL WHICH HAS BITTEN A PERSON; DESTRUCTION OF RABID ANIMALS. .