§ 8-154. Filing of Charges.

Any person, including employees of Animal Services, possessing personal knowledge of facts that there exists a vicious or dangerous animal within the City of Citrus Heights served by the Chief of Animal Services may file with the Chief of Animal Services a written affidavit, signed under penalty of perjury, which contains the following facts:

1.

A description of the offending animal including, to the extent known, the color, size, sex, breed and name of the animal, and the name and address of the owner of the animal;

2.

An assertion that the animal described is a vicious animal within the meaning of Section 8-27 or a dangerous animal within the meaning of Section 8-28, together with a statement of the facts upon which the assertion is based, including the name and address of any person who has been victimized or injured by the animal or the name and address of the owner of any animal that has been injured, including a description of the extent of the injuries, the names and addresses of any witnesses thereto, the time, date, and location of any incident related to the assertion, and an explanation of how the personal knowledge of the affiant was acquired; and

3.

The name, residential and occupational addresses and telephone numbers of the affiant.

(Ord. No. 2012-002, § 1, 2-9-2012)