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shall be rescinded and the restrictions imposed thereby annulled .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 pote nfiaTly dangerous . (x) If th e court finds sufficient evidence to support the declaration . it shaJI impose court costs on the appellant and may impose addi ti on al restrictions on the animal. (el The owner of any animal found to be a potentially dangerous dog under this Chapter shall be assessed all service costs under this SecUon . (d) The owner of any animal found to be a potentially dangerous dog under this Chapter must keep animal conlro l 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) Fo llowing service of a declaration of potentially dangerous dog, and pending aopeals 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 , pursuan t to the provisions of this Chapter. until a court orders either its redem ption or destruction. m Any owner found to be in possession of a potentially dangerous dog shall control the animal as under KCC 6.01 .190 . {oj The owner of a dog found to be potentiallv dangerous shall obtain a li cense . 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 schedu le. 3. la} nle 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 dec laration 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) Pe rsonally: or (iii) If the owner cannot be located by one of the first two methods . by publication in a newspa per of general circulation. (b) The declaration of a dangerous dog shall state : m A description of the dogj iii) 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 da ngerous do g 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 DOssibility of destruction of the animal. and imprisonment or fining of the owner; (vlj) The owner has fifteen (15) days to object to the declaration : (viiiHhe availability of a hearing if the owner of the dog objects to the declaration and submits a request for a nearing to the district court ; (ix) If the court finds there is insufficient evidence to suoport tne 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. (xl If the court finds sufficient evidence to support the declaration, it shall impose court cosls on the aopellant 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 danaerous 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 ani ma! controJ authority to move the dog in or out of 2017 Docket Enabling Ordinance Ord. # 2018-001 January 2,2018 Page 79