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§ 4-6.13 Confinement of Dog. If, pursuant to 84-6.12, a dog is certified to the City Clerk as being probably vicious, the Health Officer shall ensure that the dog is confined either on the premises of the owner or, if considered necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare, at an approved animal shelter with the cost of confinement therein deemed a part of the cost of abatement if such is eventually the order. Said confinement shall continue pending disposition of the hearing provided for in §4-6.14. (Based on Ord. 638) § 4-6.14 Scheduled Hearing. The City Clerk shall upon receipt of a certification under §4-6.12 schedule a hearing before the City Manager or his designate (hereafter "Hearing .Officer")- The hearing date shall be no longer than 10 days from receipt by the City Clerk of the certification- The City Clerk shall mail to the owner of the dog at least 5 days prior to the date set for hearing a notice in form substantially as follows: "NOTICE OF HEARING REGARDING VICIOUS DOG" "NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 3, Title IV of the Ordinance Code of the City of pleasanton, the Health Officer has certified your dog as being probably vicious. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the day of , 19 , at the hour of o'clock .M., in the City Council"~hambers, 200 Old Bernal Avenue, p'~easanton, Alameda County, California, the report of the Health Officer will be considered by the Hearing Officer together with such other oral and documentary evidence bearing upon the question of whether the dog herein is vicious. In the event the dog herein is found to be vicious he will be abated as a public nuisance and the cost, if any, of said abatement assessed against you. Dated: City Clerk" (Based on Ord. 638, amended by Ord. ) § 4-6.15 Hearing. At the hearing before the Hearing Officer, which may be continued from time to time, both oral and documentary evidence shall be taken and considered bearing upon the question of whether or not the dog in question is vicious, consistent with the provisions of §4-6.12 hereof- No hearing shall be continued without proof to the Hearing Officer that the public is being adequately protected from any further attacks by the dog in question- (Based on Ord. 638, as amended by Ord. ) § 4-6.16 Findings: Public Nuisance. If, based upon the hearing, the Hearing Officer finds that the dog in question is vicious, he shall so specify in writing together with