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x.20.010 Chapter 7.20 VICIOUS DOGS Sections: 7.20.010 Purpose And Intent 7.20.020 Vicious Dog Defined 7.20.030 Investigation 7.20.040 Confinement Of Dog 7.20.050 Hearing -Schedule - Notice 7.20.060 Hearing - Consideration Of Evidence 7.20.070 Public Nuisance 7.20.080 Appeal To Superior Court 7.20.090 Cost Of Abatement 7.20.100 Payment Of Assess- ment 7.20.110 Collection Of Assess- ment 7.20.010 Purpose And Intent: There have been, aze and will be in the future in the city, dogs which aze vicious and which, as such, constitute a public nuisance which should be abat- ed. The provisions of this chapter aze intended to provide a vehicle pursuant to which dogs found, following a heaz- ing at which oral and documentary evidence is considered, to be a public nuisance may be removed from the city or otherwise abated. This chapter is intended to supplement rather than sup- plant any other remedy available either under state law or city ordinance. (Ord. 1205 § 2, 1985; Prior Code § 4-6.10) 7.20.020 Vicious Dog Defined: A "vicious dog" shall mean a dog with a propensity to bite human beings or other animals. In determining wheth- er adog is vicious, the following fac- tors shall be considered: A. Whether and how many times the dog has bitten human beings; B. Whether and how many times the dog has bitten other animals; C. Whether a biting or bitings have occurred while the dog was under the control or on the property of the owner thereof; D. The severity of any bite or bitings; E. The circumstances surrounding any bite or bitings, including, but not limited to, whether the dog was pro- voked, whether the biting or bitings occurred during play with the animal and density of population in the azea in which the dog is kept; F. Such other circumstances and consideration deemed relevant to the questions of whether or not the dog is vicious. (Ord. 1205 § 2, 1985; Prior Code § 4-6.11) 7.20.030 Investigation: Any dog quazantined pursuant to section 7.32.010 of this title for biting a human being or other animal shall be investigated by the health officer. In cases in which the owner of the dog refuses to cooperate in the investiga- tion, the health officer may request the assistance of the city police. If, based on the investigation, the health officer concludes there is probable cause to 200_ 1 (Pleasanton January 2006)