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signed returned receipt, an affidavit of service, or three (3) days after the date of mailing as shown in a declaration of mailing. When the last day of the appeal period falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or City holiday,the period shall run until five (5:00) p.m. on the next business day. B. Removal of the potentially dangerous dog designation from a dog shall not in any way be considered removal of the fact that the dog has previously been declared a potentially dangerous dog for purposes of a dangerous dog declaration under EMC 6.08.030 or RCW 16.08.070(2) as currently enacted or later amended. Section 10. Section 5 of Ordinance No. 1228-86, as amended by Section 4 of Ordinance No. 2393- 99, and Section 6 of Ordinance No. 3236-11, codified at EMC 6.08.050, is amended as follows, with strikeouts deleted and underlining added: Penalties. A. Unless otherwise provided, any person,firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and may be punished by a fine and/or imprisonment up to maximum fine amount and term of imprisonment set forth in Section EMC 10.04.080(A). Any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall pay all related expenses, including but not limited to shelter, food and veterinary expenses, including identification or boarding and veterinary expenses necessitated by the seizure of the dog for the protection of the public, and such other expenses as may be required for the destruction of the dog. The dog is subject to seizure and impoundment consistent with EMC 6.08.045 and EMC 6.04.090. B.Any person who is the owner of a dangerous dog or potentially dangerous dog and is convicted for a violation under this chapter may be prohibited from owning, possessing, controlling or having custody of any dog for a period of up to two years. Section 11. All Potentially Dangerous Dog designations which were entered solely based on the breed-specific criteria of former Section 2 of Ordinance No. 1228-86 as amended, and not based on the dog's behavior, shall be removed as of the effective date of this Ordinance. Section 12. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this Ordinance are authorized to make necessary corrections to this Ordinance including, but not limited to, the correction of scrivener's/clerical errors, references, ordinance numbering, section/subsection numbers, and any internal references. Section 13. The City Council hereby declares that should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance be declared invalid for any reason, it is the intent of the City Council that it would have passed all portions of this ordinance independent of the elimination of any such portion as may be declared invalid. Section 14. The enactment of this Ordinance shall not affect any case, proceeding, appeal or other 2019 ORDINANCE: Dangerous and Potentially Dangerous Dogs Page 14 of 15