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SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES: Sec. B31-21. Notification of intent to impound.

Copyrighted by SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE & Municipal Code Corporation, 1998.

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Sec. B31-21. Notification of intent to impound.

The Animal Care and Control Division shall notify the animal owner/guardian of the intent to impound an animal pursuant to Section B31-20. The notice shall contain the following information:

(a) The name, business address, and telephone number of the officer providing the notice.

(b) A description of the animal seized, including any identification upon the animal.

(c) The authority and purpose for the seizure, or impoundment.

(d) A statement that, in order to receive a hearing prior to any seizure, the owner/guardian or person authorized to keep the animal, or his or her agent, shall request the hearing by signing and returning the enclosed declaration of ownership/guardianship or right to keep the animal to the Animal Care and Control Division within two days, excluding weekends and holidays, of the date of the notice.

(e) A statement that the cost of caring for and treating any animal properly seized under this section is a lien on the animal pursuant to California Penal Code Section 597.1(f), that any animal seized shall not be returned to the owner/guardian until the charges are paid, and that failure to request or attend a scheduled hearing shall result in a conclusive determination that the animal may properly be seized and that the owner/guardian shall be liable for the charges.

(Ord. No. NS-300.745, § 1, 5-2-06)

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