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Box 97 wu 3 service of process. The owner may file a written request for a hearing within 7 calendar days from the date of receipt of the notification of the sufficient cause finding and, if requested, the hearing shall be held as soon as possible, but not more than 21 calendar days and no sooner than 5 business days after receipt of the request from the owner. The hearing shall be before the director of emergency services. The director shall record the hearing and shall swear in all witnesses. If the director finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the dog meets the definition of vicious dog the director shall immediately classify the dog as dangerous and issue a written determination with findings of fact. 4. Once a dog is classified as a dangerous dog, the animal control authority shall provide written notification to the owner by registered mail, certified hand delivery or service within 5 business days, and the owner may file a written request for a hearing in the county court to appeal the classification within 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. 5. Within 14 days after a dog has been classified as dangerous by the animal control authority 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 authority, and the certificate shall be renewed annually. Animal control authorities are authorized to issue such certificates of registration, and renewals thereof, only to persons who are 18 years of age and who present to the Indian River County animal control authority sufficient evidence of: (a) A current certificate of rabies vaccination for the dog. (b) A proper enclosure to confine a dangerous dog and the posting of the 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 authority. (c) The owner or keeper shall present to the county animal control division proof that the owner has procured liability insurance in the amount of at least one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00), with deductible not to exceed five .hundred dollars ($500.00), covering any damage or injury which may be caused by such vicious dog during the twelve-month period for which licensing is sought. (d) The owner or keeper shall, at his own expense, have a micro -chip implant in the animal for identification purposes as directed by the animal control authority. (e) The owner or keeper shall also, at his own expense, purchase a collar or harness from the animal control division which shall be worn by the dog at all times. The purpose of the collar or harness shall be to provide immediate identification to the animal control division and the public at, large that the dog has been declared vicious. - (f) . The owner or keeper shall, at his own: expense, have the vicious dog sterilized and shall present suitable evidence of said sterilization by the veterinarian who performed the operation. 35 JANUARY 2 1996