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Docket 17-07: KCC Title 9 2017 | Page 5 of 17 <br /> <br /> <br /> singularly or in combination within a five-year period; or <br />2. Having been found to have committed four or more civil infractions of this Chapter, <br /> whether singularly or in combination within a five-year period, <br /> shall be guilty of a misdemeanor as set out in Kittitas County Code 6.01.050. <br /> <br />6.01.080 Ownership by person under 18 years of age. <br /> <br /> Any person under the age of eighteen years old who owns any dangerous animal as defined in <br />Kittitas County Code 6.01.020(10) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor as set out in Kittitas County <br />Code 6.01.050. <br />6.01.090 Abatement of nuisances. <br /> <br /> Violations of this chapter are deemed public nuisances. Any person violating any provision <br />of this chapter may be enjoined from continued violations or ordered to abate such public <br />nuisance, whether such injection be in addition to the civil penalties provided as a part of the <br />disposition in the civil prosecution or in an independent action in equity, and shall be liable for <br />all costs and expenses of abating the same. <br /> <br />6.01.100 Enforcement. <br /> <br /> 1. The department shall not be required to enforce provisions of this chapter except: <br /> (a) Upon receipt of a written complaint of a person who has satisfactorily identified <br />himself to the department and is willing to testify that the dog has acted in a manner that puts the <br />animal in the definition of KCC 6.01.010 (10) or (21). The complainant has either supplied the <br />name and address of the dog owner or has supplied the fact that the dog does not have an owner; <br />or <br /> (b) Actions of the dog in question are witnessed by an animal control authority or law <br />enforcement officer; or <br /> (c) Dog bite reports filed with the animal control authority as required by this Chapter <br />or State law. <br />2. The department or its authorized agent may find and declare a dog potentially <br />dangerous if it has probable cause to believe that the animal falls under the definition stated in <br />KCC 6.01.020(21). <br />(a) The declaration of potentially dangerous dog shall be in writing and shall be served <br /> on the owner in one of the following methods: <br /> (i) Certified mail to the owner or keeper’s last known address if known; or <br /> (ii) Personally; or <br /> (iii) If the owner cannot be located by one of the first two methods, by publication <br /> in a newspaper of general circulation. <br /> (b) The declaration of a potentially dangerous dog shall state: <br /> (i) A description of the dog; <br /> (ii) The name and address of the owner or keeper of the dog if known; <br /> (iii) The whereabouts of the dog if it is not in the custody of the owner; <br /> (iv) The facts upon which the declaration of a potentially dangerous dog is based; <br /> (v) The restrictions placed on the animal as a result of the declaration of <br />potentially dangerous dog;