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Docket 17-07: KCC Title 9 2017 | Page 11 of 17 secure enclosure whenever the dog is not inside the home of the owner. The secure enclosure must be located so as not to interfere with the public's legal access to the dog owner's property, and the dog owner shall conspicuously post warning signs, which must be approved by the department, on the property where the dog is kept. In addition, the department may require the dog owner to obtain and maintain proof of public liability insurance as required in Kittitas County Code 6.01.350(2). The dog owner shall not permit the dog to be outside of the secure enclosure unless the dog is muzzled, on a chain leash and under the control of a capable person. (d) Dogs which have exhibited Level 6 behavior shall be euthanized at the owner's expense. 2. All potentially dangerous dogs may be required by the department to be micro chipped at the owner's expense. 3. If a dog which is declared to be a dangerous or potentially dangerous dog is destroyed or dies, the owner must present to the animal control authority sufficient evidence of that fact. 06.01.200 Dog in estrus at large prohibited. It is unlawful for any person to permit a female dog in estrus, also know as being in season or in heat, to be accessible to any male dog not owned by the female dog's owner, except by the agreement of the owners of both the male and female dogs for the purpose of controlled breeding for the betterment of the breed. Any person found guilty of a violation of this Section shall be fined two hundred and twenty-five dollars ($225.00) for each violation. 06.01.210 Restraint within quarantine area. It is unlawful for any person to permit any dog to leave the confines of any quarantine area. Any person found guilty of a violation of this Section shall be fined five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each violation. 6.01.220 Abuse of dogs prohibited. It is unlawful for any person to physically abuse any dog or to fail to furnish adequate care, including without limitation water, food, shelter, sanitation, ventilation, rest and medical attention, or to confine a dog with any dangerous dog. Any person found guilty of a violation of this Section shall be fined five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each violation. 6.01.230 Abandonment of dogs prohibited. It is unlawful for any person to leave any dog unattended for more than twenty-four hours without adequate care, including without limitation water, food, shelter, sanitation, ventilation, rest, medical attention. Any person found guilty of a violation of this Section shall be fined five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each violation.