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costs of confining and destroying the animal. In addition, the owner shall pay the costs of the hearing, if any, including attorney's fees, up to a maximum of $1,000. ii. If the owner is found not to have violated the conditions, the owner may reclaim the animal after paying the costs of confining the animal. An animal not reclaimed within 14 days of the owner's receipt of the decision may be destroyed and the owner shall pay all costs of confinement. hearing as defined in § 503.15(7). If the owner is found to have violatea *hepr^visi^^s If the animal is not yet reclaimed by the owner within 14 days after the ante the owner under § 503.15(6) and the owner is liable to the animal control for t . Y . Section 9. That Section 503.20, of the above -entitled ordinance be amended to read as follows: 503.120 FORFEITURE OF OWNERSHIP RIGHTS (1) (a) The ownership rights of a person owning the following types of animals may be forfeited to the city pursuant to the procedure in this section: 1. A public nuisance animal; 2. A wild animal; and 3. A maltreated animal. (b) In addition, the ownership rights of other animals owned by the same owner may be forfeited if he or she has demonstrated an inability or unwillingness to properly care for or control the animal in order to prevent it from becoming a public nuisance animal or a maltreated animal. (2) Authorized city personnel must notify the owner or apparent owner of the animal sought to be forfeited that the city intends to forfeit his or her ownership rights. The notice must be served on the owner personally or by registered mail. The notice must be in writing and state the reasons why forfeiture is sought, including a summary of applicable incidents.