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<br />Ci(y q( Cetltemille <br />,Animal Ordinance #24 <br /> <br />\\'ithout further foundation. After considering all evidence pertaining to <br />the temperament of the animal, the City Council shall make an order as it <br />deems proper. The City Council may order that the animal control officer <br />take the animal into custody for destruction, if such animal is not <br />currently in custody. If the animal is ordered into custody for destruction, <br />the owner shall immediately make the animal available to the animal <br />control officer. <br /> <br />(4) If no appeal is filed, the orders issued will stand and the animal control officer <br />may order the animal destroyed. <br /> <br />(5) No person shall harbor an animal after it has been found by to be dangerous <br />and ordered into custody for destruction. <br /> <br />24.17 Notification of New Address. The owner of an animal which has been identified as <br />dangerous or potentially dangerous must notify the animal control officer in writing if the animal <br />is 10 be r.:located from its current address or given or sold to another perS0~l. The notification <br />must be given in writing at least fourteen (14) days prior to the relocation or transfer of <br />ownership. The notification must include the current owner's name and address, the relocation <br />address, and the name of the new owner, ifany. <br /> <br />24.18 Dangerous Animal or Potentially Dangerous Animal Requirements. If the City <br />Council does not order the destruction of animal that has been declared dangerous or potentially <br />dangerous the City Council may as an alternative, order any of the following: <br /> <br />(I) The ovmer provide and maintain a proper enclosure for the dangerous or <br />potentially dangerous animal as specified below. <br /> <br />A. Proper enclosure. Proper enclosure means securely confined indoors or <br />in a securely locked pen or structure suitable to prevent the animal from <br />escaping and to provide protection for the animal from the elements. A <br />proper enclosure does not LT1clude a porch, patio, or any part of a house, <br />garage, or other structure that would allow the animal to exit of its own <br />volition, or any house or structure in which windows are open or in which <br />door or window screens are the only barriers which prevent the animal <br />from exiting. The enclosure shall not allow the egress of the animal in any <br />manner without human assistance. A pen or kennel shall meet the following <br />minimum specifications: <br /> <br />(1) Have a minimum overall floor size of thirty-two (32) square feet. <br /> <br />(2) Sidewalls shall have a minimum height offive (5) feet and be <br /> <br />Page 13 of 16 <br />