8.02.210 APPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION (County Code § 6.04.210).

(a) A recipient of an administrative citation may contest the citation including, but not limited to, on the basis that the underlying violation did not occur, or that recipient is not the party responsible for the violation and thus was the improper recipient of the administrative citation. The recipient must contest the citation on the form provided by the Animal Program Manager or Animal Control Officer and file the appeal with the Animal Control Program Manager within twelve (12) calendar days from the date of service of the administrative citation. Any appeal not timely filed will be rejected.

(b) The appeal shall contain the following provided by the Person appealing the citation:

(1) The name, mailing address, and telephone number of the party requesting the appeal;

(2) A copy of the administrative citation or a reference number thereto;

(3) A statement of the grounds for the contest, including a description of the evidence to be presented in support of the contest and copies of any statements or documents to be submitted at the hearing in support of the appeal.

(4) The signature of the appealing party;

(5) A deposit of the fine assessed as set forth in the citation(s), to be refunded if the appeal is successful.

(c) Should an appeal be properly and timely requested, the requesting party shall be provided a hearing before a hearing officer to be held pursuant to the procedures set forth in section 8.02.150 as applicable. The Animal Control Program shall notify the Person requesting the appeal hearing of the time and place set for the hearing pursuant to section 8.02.260.