County Commission | The Magazine October 2018 | Page 42

FROM THE COVER Court Determination 3 If the court determines the dog is dangerous and has caused serious physical injury or death to a person, then the court must order that dog to be humanely euthanized by a licensed veterinarian or authorized animal control official. 3 If the court determines the dog is dangerous but has NOT caused serious physical injury or death to a person, then the court must determine whether the dog is likely to cause future serious physical injury or death. If the court determines by reasonable satisfaction that the dog has such a propensity, the court may do one of the following: Order that dog to be humanely euthanized by a licensed veterinarian or authorized animal control official. OR Order the dog to be returned to its owner, if all of the following conditions are met:  The dog is held in impound until the owner complies with all orders of the court. If the owner fails to comply within 30 days, the dog will be humanely euthanized;  The dog is microchipped;  The owner pays an annual dangerous dog registration fee of $100 to the county, or a $100 penalty payment for non-registration within two weeks;  The owner pays all expenses involved with the investigation, pickup, and impoundment of the dog, as well as any court costs or fees related to the hearing;  The owner provides a certification of the dog’s current rabies vaccination;  The dog is spayed or neutered;  The owner obtains a surety bond of at least $100,000 that covers dog bites, injuries or death caused by the dog;  The owner provides proof to the court that a proper enclosure has been constructed to contain the dog. For more info on other related issues, such as a dog owner’s criminal liability and cost recovery in such cases, view a presentation by ACCA Legislative Counsel Terri Reynolds at www.alabamacounties.org/convention2018/thursday/ Call SunSouth for John Deere product purchasing options to include Cooperative and Alabama Joint County Bid contracts. Public Finance, Tax Incentives and Credit Markets Group SALUTES THE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONS OF ALABAMA 6145M Tractor HX20 Rotary Cutter PUBLIC FINANCE, TAX INCENTIVES AND CREDIT MARKETS GROUP AUSTIN A. AVERITT, CAITLYN SMITH BURCHFIELD, E. ALSTON RAY, DAVID R. KINMAN Public Finance Legal Services to State and Local Governments • Infrastructure • Education • Housing • Industrial Development • Economic Development Incentives • Structured and Pool Financings • Rate Swaps and Derivatives • Arbitrage Rebate • Utilities • Privatization ONE FEDERAL PLACE Suite 1000, 1819 Fifth Ave. North, Birmingham, AL 35203 Tel: [phone] • Fax: [phone] ButlerSnow.com LAW ELEVATED In compliance with Alabama State Bar requirements, no representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers. 42 | OCTOBER 2018 Daniel Cushman [phone] • [email protected] SunSouth.com