Declaration of complaint of noisy animal and petition for administrative hearing.
Riverside Municipal Code § 8.10.050
in effect8.10.050 - Declaration of complaint of noisy animal and petition for administrative hearing.
A. When the Director of Animal Services receives a subsequent verbal or written complaint concerning a noisy animal at the same location within 12 months after the issuance of a noisy animal warning notice, the Director of Animal Services shall determine whether the noisy animal warning notice went unheeded. If the determination is made the nuisance was not abated, a declaration of complaint of noisy animal and petition for administrative hearing may be issued by the Director of Animal Services to the complaining party.
B. The declaration of complaint and petition for administrative hearing shall be completed under penalty of perjury by the complaining party or by an animal control officer who has personally confirmed the continued existence of a potential nuisance and returned within ten days to the Director of Animal Services.
C. The Director of Animal Services, upon receipt of a timely executed declaration of complaint and petition for administrative hearing, shall set the case for hearing before the City's Administrative Hearing Officer. The hearing shall be set at least ten days from the date the Declaration is received and no more than 30 days. The Director of Animal Services shall notify the complaining party and responsible party of the date, time, and place for the hearing. The notice of hearing shall advise that the complaining party and responsible party that they may present evidence at the hearing through witnesses and documents. The notice of hearing shall be accompanied by a copy of the declaration of complaint and petition for administrative hearing form. The notice shall be personally served on all parties and witnesses. If the notice cannot be safely served by personal service, then it may be posted upon the premises where the animal is kept and sent by first-class mail. The complaining party shall be informed that further action may not be warranted if the animal is controlled, but in any case, no further action can be taken until the completed declaration of complaint and petition for administrative hearing form is received by the Animal Control Director.
(Ord. 7397 § 1, 2017; Ord. 6797 § 1, 2005; Ord. 6223 § 1 (part), 1995)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT8AN_CH8.10NOAN_8.10.050DECONOANPEADHEFetched: 11/1/2026