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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 An;mal Control Officer and/or otherwise disposed of in the manner authorized in this part-Section. Such summons shall be returnable not less than six (6) nor more than ten (10) days from the date thereof and shall be served at least ten (10) days before the time of the scheduled appearance. ( b ) i3pen--s}rel-t-keai~ing-afrd---€ rnel-~:ng t-l:re €-a et5 -true--ae The court may either order the dog '-44- destroyed in a humane manner; or order the owner er -•-s'-edian to remove it from the City; or Rtay order the owner e° -,.-`eaian to keep it confined to a designated place. If the owner ez d;'n violates such order, any police officer or local animal control officer may impound the dog dese-4:15ed in-stiel~ and complv with the court order. Theef-t13-i 9 =eet4:an-are-i-n-a664:t4-.en to and supplementan-1- te etiter--}~ eE---tt-r~le. - ;h' - - _ k.., , -(-e)-Ge9 t-9-e f t-he--praeee44:nq9 spee44red ' l be-aeses-seelaga~6nst-t ke stffier--er e.:s` = d= ef-r hP- dr,g, ; f the r , ~ ~ e 4:n--tire-eefng !a ; „r ?-i-e-€ettn4--te-be-true; er the eempl-a in~ ~-~t,=~~~ Eaees--a-re-€ettn4-ee--be-ttfrtrtte- 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 dog owner to confine it ;____=ll- the doa on h~s,lheir- the owners premises unless it is muzzled so that it cannot bite. No person shall vialate such proclamation, and any unmuzzled dog running at large during the time fixed in the proclamation shall be im_pounded and humanely destroyed le~611--eel-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.