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2017 Docket Enabling Ordinance January 2, 2018 Ord. # 2018-001 Page 79 shall be rescinded and the restrictions imposed thereby annulled. No court costs will be assessed against any Kittitas County officer or authority if the dog is not found to be potentially dangerous. (x) If the court finds sufficient evidence to support the declaration, it shall impose court costs on the appellant and may impose additional restrictions on the animal. (c) The owner of any animal found to be a potentially dangerous dog under this Chapter shall be assessed all service costs under this Section. (d) The owner of any animal found to be a potentially dangerous dog under this Chapter must keep animal control authority notified of the location of the animal at all times and must have the consent of the animal control authority to move the dog in or out of Kittitas County. (e) Following service of a declaration of potentially dangerous dog, and pending appeals under this Section or to any other court with jurisdiction, the animal control authority may, if circumstances require, impound the animal at the owner’s expense, pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, until a court orders either its redemption or destruction. (f) Any owner found to be in possession of a potentially dangerous dog shall control the animal as under KCC 6.01.190. (g) The owner of a dog found to be potentially dangerous shall obtain a license. The license fee for each potentially dangerous dog licensed under this Chapter shall be set by the legislative body of the County on an interim basis as part of the Kittitas County Sheriff Office’s fee schedule. 3. (a) The department or its authorized agent may find and declare a dog dangerous if it has probable cause to believe that the animal falls under the definition stated in KCC 6.01.020(10). The declaration of dangerous dog shall be in writing and shall be served on the owner in one of the following methods: (i) Certified mail to the owner or keeper’s last known address if known; or (ii) Personally; or (iii) If the owner cannot be located by one of the first two methods, by publication in a newspaper of general circulation. (b) The declaration of a dangerous dog shall state: (i) A description of the dog; (ii) The name and address of the owner or keeper of the dog if known; (iii) The whereabouts of the dog if it is not in the custody of the owner; (iv) The facts upon which the declaration of a dangerous dog is based; (v) The restrictions placed on the animal as a result of the declaration of dangerous dog; (vi) The penalties for violation of the restrictions, including the possibility of destruction of the animal, and imprisonment or fining of the owner; (vii) The owner has fifteen (15) days to object to the declaration; (viii)The availability of a hearing if the owner of the dog objects to the declaration and submits a request for a hearing to the district court; (ix) If the court finds there is insufficient evidence to support the declaration, it shall be rescinded and the restrictions imposed thereby annulled. No court costs will be assessed against any Kittitas County officer or authority if the dog is not found to be dangerous. (x) If the court finds sufficient evidence to support the declaration, it shall impose court costs on the appellant and may impose additional restrictions on the animal. (c) The owner of any animal found to be a dangerous dog under this Section shall be assessed all service costs under this Subsection. (d) The owner of any animal found to be a dangerous dog under this Section must keep animal control authority notified of the location of the animal at all times and must have the consent of the animal control authority to move the dog in or out of