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Section 5. That Section 503.16, of the above -entitled ordinance be amended to read as follows: 503.16 DANGEROUS ANIMALS. (5) (1) Evidence justifying dDesignation as dangerous animal. The animal control officer shall have the authority to designate any animal as a dangerous animal upon receiving evidence of the following: that the animal meets any of the criteria set forth in the definition of dangerous animal in Section 503.01. (a) The animal has, when unprovoked, bitten, attacked or threatened the safety of a attached or threatened the safety of a person or domestic animal as stated in division (3)(a) above. (6) Authority to order destruction. The animal control officer, upon finding that an animal is dangerous hereunder, is authorized to order, as part of the disposition of the • • • . . . . • . . . . • . e.. • .. • • • • • • • . • • • • • • . •• _ following findings of fact: (a) The animal is dangerous as demonstrated by a vicious attack, an unprovoked attack, an attack without warning or multiple attacks; or animal in order to prevent injury to persons or other animals. (7) (2) Procedure. The animal control officer, after having determined that an animal is dangerous, may shall proceed in the following manner: (a) Order the animal seized and kept at an animal control facility at owner's expense. The owner shall immediately make the animal available for seizure, and failure to do so shall be a misdemeanor. (b) The animal control officer shall then determine whether to 1. Order the animal destroyed, or 2. Impose the conditions set forth in Section 503.20. If conditions are imposed in lieu of destruction, the animal shall remain confined at an animal control facility until the owner demonstrates to the animal control officer that all conditions have been fulfilled except that set forth in Section 503.20 (1) (d).