8.02.110 REVOCATION OR MODIFICATION OF DANGEROUS ANIMAL PERMIT (County Code § 6.04.110).

(a) Any Dangerous Animal permit issued pursuant to this Chapter may be revoked or modified by the inclusion of additional requirements or otherwise, if the Animal Control Officer or peace officer has reasonable cause to believe any of the following to be true:

(1) The Dangerous Animal Owner or any Person to whom the Owner has given care, custody, or control of the animal has violated any local or state laws relating to the keeping, care or use of any animals.

(2) The Owner or any Person to whom the Owner has given care, custody, or control of the animal has violated any Dangerous Animal permit conditions, or any requirement imposed by the Animal Control Officer, peace officer, or hearing officer.

(3) The Owner or any Person to whom the Owner has given care, custody, or control changed the location of his/her residence or his/her place of business or sells, assigns, transfers, donates, leases, or otherwise disposes of the animal for which the permit was issued without first notifying an Animal Control Officer as outlined in Section 8.02.090.

(4) The Owner or any Person to whom the Owner has given care, custody or control of the animal has changed the residence or premises where the animal is maintained without first complying with the guidelines set forth in Section 8.02.090.

(5) The Owner or any Person to whom the Owner has given care, custody, or control of the animal is unable or unwilling to comply with the conditions of the Dangerous Animal permit.

(b) In the event that it is reasonably necessary to protect the public or an animal's health and safety, the Animal Control Officer or peace officer may impound or cause to be impounded the animal while an investigation is taking place.

(c) If, after investigation, the Animal Control Officer or peace officer concludes that there is probable cause to believe that one or more of the above conditions for revocation or modification of the permit has occurred, the officer shall deliver written notice of revocation or modification to the Owner. Said notice shall specify the grounds of revocation or modification of the permit. Should the Owner of the animal wish to contest the revocation or modification of the permit, the Owner may request an administrative hearing to be held before a hearing officer, as designated by the Animal Control Program Manager, within seven (7) calendar days of receiving the notice of revocation. Said administrative hearing date shall be not less than seven (7) calendar days or no more than (20) twenty calendar days after the date the request for hearing is received by the Animal Control Manager. The administrative hearing shall be conducted as set forth in section 8.02.150 of this chapter. The hearing officer conducting the hearing may either modify the terms of the permit or revoke the permit.

Any party to the hearing has the right to appeal the administrative hearing decision to the San Mateo County Superior Court by filing a Petition for a Writ of Administrative Mandate pursuant to California Civil Procedure, Section 1094.5 and 1094.6.

(d) Upon written notice by the Animal Control Officer, peace officer, or hearing officer, if a hearing was held, if any modifications to a Dangerous Animal permit are made, the Owner shall immediately comply with such modified permit requirements.

(e) Upon written notice from an Animal Control Officer, peace officer or hearing officer of the revocation of a Dangerous Animal permit, the Owner of such animal shall within two (2) calendar days of such notification, surrender said animal to an Animal Control Officer. The Dangerous Animal shall be impounded and humanely euthanized unless the County designee or City designee has approved a different disposition. At the sole discretion of the appropriate City or County representative, such animal may be permanently removed from the County to another jurisdiction with written approval from that jurisdiction.