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2017 Docket Enabling Ordinance January 2, 2018 <br />Ord. # 2018-001 <br />Page 78 <br /> <br />Any Owner: <br />1. Having been convicted of two or more criminal violations of this Chapter, whether <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 Kittitas County <br />Code 6.01.020(10) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor as set out in Kittitas County Code 6.01.050. <br /> <br />6.01.090 Abatement of nuisances. <br /> <br /> Violations of this chapter are deemed public nuisances. Any person violating any provision of this chapter may <br />be enjoined from continued violations or ordered to abate such public nuisance, whether such injection be in addition <br />to the civil penalties provided as a part of the disposition in the civil prosecution or in an independent action in equity, <br />and shall be liable for 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 verbal or written complaint of a person who has satisfactorily identified himself to <br />the department and is willing to testify that the dog has acted in a manner that puts the animal in the definition of <br />KCC 6.01.020 (4), (10) or (21). The complainant has either supplied the name and address of the dog owner or has <br />supplied the fact that the dog does not have an owner; or <br /> (b) Actions of the dog in question are witnessed by an animal control authority or law enforcement <br />officer; or <br /> (c) Dog bite reports filed with the animal control authority as required by this Chapter or State law. <br />2. The department or its authorized agent may find and declare a dog potentially dangerous if it has <br />probable cause to believe that the animal falls under the definition stated in 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 potentially dangerous <br />dog; <br /> (vi) The penalties for violation of the restrictions, including the possibility of destruction of the <br />animal, and imprisonment or fining of the owner; <br /> (vii) The owner has fifteen (15) days to object to the declaration; <br /> (viii)The availability of a court hearing if the owner of the dog objects to the <br /> declaration and submits a request for a hearing to the district court; <br /> (ix) If the court finds there is insufficient evidence to support the declaration, it