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<br /> ~GM:rb 7/14/83 <br /> GM: rb 10/19/83R <br /> CGM:rb 10/24/83R <br />Animal Control Services may be represented by counsel, <br />may present oral and written evidence, and may <br />cross-examine witnesses. Strict rules of evidence <br />need not apply. Any relevant evidence may be admitted <br />if it is the type of evidence on which responsible <br />persons are accustomed to rely in the conduct of <br />serious affairs. The decision of the Health Officer <br />or his designee shall be supported by the weight of <br />the evidence and shall be final. The petitioner shall <br />be given written notice of the decision within fifteen <br />(15) days of the hearing. The Health Officer or his <br />designee may decide that the owner of the animal shall <br />lose all rights of ownership and control of the <br />animal and may order that the animal be destroyed if <br />the animal has bitten or injured a person. Such <br />Health Officer or his designee may declare an animal <br />to be vicious or dangerous. He may require that the <br />owner before the animal is released to his custody to <br />obtain a permit and sign an agreement which contains <br />conditions, including, but not limited to, the <br />following: <br />" (1) To keep the animal confined on his premises in an <br />enclosure approved by the Department of Animal Control <br />Services; <br />" (2) To keep the animal securely muzzled leashed and <br />under the control of a person eighteen (18) years of <br />age or older, and who is physically capable of <br />restraining the animal when the animal is off his <br />property; <br /> 8 <br /> .- --þ....- <br />