8.18.030 License required.

It is unlawful for any owner of a dog declared by the animal protection and control program to be dangerous or potentially dangerous to keep such dog within the county unless such owner has procured a special license from the animal protection and control program. The special license shall be obtained within five (5) working days following the service of such program declaration or, if the declaration is timely appealed pursuant to Section 8.18.040, within seven (7) working days following the mailing of a decision affirming such determination; PROVIDED, that the manager of the animal protection and control program may grant an extension upon a showing of good cause.

Dogs declared “potentially dangerous” shall be subject to a one-time two-hundred-dollar ($200.00) license fee. If after three (3) years from the date of declaration no additional violations or dangerous behavior has been reported, the owner may petition to remove the declaration. (Sec. 14 of Ord. 1987-11-37; amended by Sec. 31 of Ord. 2016-11-13; amended by Sec. 23 of Ord. 2024-03-01)