§ 4-216. Violations, penalties.

(a)

Any person, whether an owner, temporary custodian, agent, bailee or employee, violating, causing, or permitting the violation of this division regarding regulation of hybrid canines or the conditions of a hybrid canine permit shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor for the first violation and a Class 1 misdemeanor for a second or a subsequent violation.

(b)

If the owner or custodian of a hybrid canine fails or refuses to obtain or renew any required permit or violates a provision of this division or any other law pertaining to the responsible ownership of the hybrid canine, then the Department may take such hybrid canine into its custody pending correction of the violation within seven days of the date on which the hybrid canine is taken into the custody of the Department. If the violation is not corrected within seven days of the date on which the hybrid canine is taken into the custody of the Department, the permittee shall remove the hybrid canine from within the City limits.

(c)

In the event that any hybrid canine is found in any condition inconsistent with the requirements set forth in this division, any permit issued for such hybrid canine shall immediately be deemed null and void.

(d)

The Department may revoke a permit or deny renewal of the permit if the owner has violated a provision of the permit or this division or any other law pertaining to the responsible ownership of the hybrid canine, including, but not limited to, the escape of the hybrid canine from the adequate confinement or any death, damage, or injury caused by the hybrid canine, or if the owner has failed to renew the required permit in a timely manner.

(Code 2004, § 10-170; Ord. No. 2010-110-116, § 2, 6-28-2010)

State Law reference— Penalty, Code of Virginia, § 3.2-6582.

(Code 2004, § 10-170; Ord. No. 2010-110-116, § 2, 6-28-2010)

State law reference

Penalty, Code of Virginia, § 3.2-6582.