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emergency services director or courts as may be appropriate. (moved from Section 302.0911 (5). once a dog is classified as a dangerous dog, the animal control division ^.atherity shall provide written notification to the owner by registered mail, certified hand delivery or service within five (5) business days, and the owner may file a written request for a hearing in the county court to appeal the classification within ten (10) business days after receipt of a written determination of dangerous dog classification and must continue to confine the dog in a securely fenced or enclosed area pending a resolution of the appeal. [F,S. 9 707.12 (1) (d) ] (B). Fees For Dangerous Dog Investigations. (1) The costs of investigating and administering the dangerous dog requirements shall be paid by the owner of the dangerous dog to the county. The amounts and time of payment of all such costs shall be established by resolution of the Board. (2). If, at any step in the dangerous dog determination process, the dog is determined not to be dangerous, the dog shall be returned to the owner and the county shall refund the investigation costs to the owner. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the owner shall pay any and all boarding and medical treatment fees for the dog that accrued and remained unpaid during the course of the dangerous dog investigation prior to release of the doq. [moved and modified from Code 302.092.] (C) Dangerous dog restrictions. (1} Within fourteen (14) days after a dog has been classified as dangerous by the animal control division ^itherit• or a dangerous dog classification is upheld by the county court on appeal, the owner of the dog must obtain a certificate of registration for the dog from the animal control division arty, and the certificate shall be renewed annually. The animal control division is autherities—are authorized to issue such certificates of registration, and renewals thereof, only to persons who are eighteen (18) years of age and who present to the Indian River County animal control division director aucherit sufficient evidence of: (b). A proper enclosure of te—eenf-i� a dangerous dog, approved in writing by the animal control division director, physically located on the property where the dangerous dog will be kept or maintained,.and the posting of t -he such property premises with a clearly visible warning sign, meeting County Land Development Regulations, at all entry points that informs both children and adults of the presence of a dangerous dog on the property. Said sign shall be visible and capable of being read from the street and approved by the animal control division; ^_„ +_h erity. (F. S. § 767.12(2) (b) ] [moved and modified from section 302.09 5b]