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g. The Div-ision or any officer is hereby empowered to make whatever inquiry is deemed necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of this section, and the Division or any officer is hereby empowered to be i ze and—fmpound- any vicious dog whose owner or keeper fails to comply with the provisions hereof. In the event that the owner or keeper of the dog refuses to surrender the animal to the Division or officer, a search warrant may be obtained from -the circuit court and the—dog may be seized upon execution of the warrant, 4. The provisions of this section shall not apply to canine dogs owned by a law enforcement department while such dogs are engaged in the scope of law enforcement duties. 5. Any vicious dog which does not have a valid license in accordance with the provisions of this section or whose owner or keeper does not secure the liability insurance fit@rage r@W1-redin accordance—with this section, which Ls no -t ma_i_nta Wined on property wi_t_h an enclosure, or which shall be outside of the dwelling of the owner or keeper, or outside of an enclosure, or which is not tattooed, shall be confiscated by an officer and disposed of in a humane manner after written notice is provided to the owner that such dog has been confiscated. 6. If any vicious dog shall, when unprovoked, kill or wound or assist in killing or wounding any domestic animal or attack, assau , wound, bite or otherwise injure or kill a human being, the officer is empowered to issue a citation or to impound the dog and after written notice to the owner and expiration of the 120 -hour waiting period to dispose of such vicious dog in a humane manner. 7. No person shall be charged under this section unless the dog, prior to the offense alleged, shall have been declared vicious pursuant to the provisions of this section. $: If the own ercrr keeper of a dog which h as been impounded under this section shall believe that there has not been a violation of such sections hereof, the owner or keeper may file a petition for injunctive l i e fes; she C+mu i -t -Co a rt -o faha Id i ne ee,n th-mud-i c a' Circuit in and for Indian R_i_v_er County, FLori_da_, that the impounded dog not be destroyed. The petition must be filed within the five (5) days of owner's receipt of 15 SmeadSok Reprint Date: Friday, August 23, 2013 - 15:18:52 - OfficialDocuments:649, Attachment Id 0, Page 17