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C. The term for a certificate of registration is one year from the date of issuance or until the dog is moved to another address outside the corporate limits of the city of Everett, whichever is less. The owner of a dangerous dog must renew the certificate of registration annually, unless the dog is moved to another address outside the corporate limits of the city of Everett. D. The owner of a dangerous dog shall allow an annual inspection of a proper enclosure that holds the dog. If the proper enclosure is a residence, the inspection shall be limited to the exterior of the residence. Refusal to allow an annual inspection is a violation of the certificate of registration requirement.An owner who refuses to allow an annual inspection shall have his or her certificate of registration revoked and may be fined for each day the inspection is refused. E. An owner who fails to pass inspection will be subject to a $50.00 re-inspection fee per occurrence. Re-inspection must occur during the prescribed 15 calendar day period; it does not extend the allotted timeframe. F. Upon each annual renewal of the dangerous dog registration, the owner shall provide two current color photographs (in electronic or printed format) of the dog for identification purposes. Section 5. Section 6 of Ordinance No. 2393-99, as amended by Section 4 of Ordinance No. 2782- 04, codified at EMC 6.08.025, is amended as follows, with strikeouts deleted and underlining added: Dangerous dogs and potentially dangerous dogs required to be microchipped and spayed or neutered. Any dog which is declared to be a "potentially dangerous dog" or"dangerous dog" pursuant to this chapter or Chapter 16.08 RCW shall be required to be microchipped by a veterinarian of the owner's choice, at the owner's expense. This shall be in addition to the normal requirements for licensing as defined within this title. This must be accomplished within may-fifteen days after receipt of the dangerous dog or potentially dangerous dog declaration issued by the Everett animal control, or after the expiration of any appeal therefrom, pursuant to Section 6.08.030. Section 6. Section 7 of Ordinance No. 2393-99, codified at EMC 6.08.030, is amended as follows, with strikeouts deleted and underlining added: Declaration of potentially dangerous dog or dangerous dog—Procedure and notification requirements. A. The-Everett animal control shall have the authority to identify and classify potentially dangerous dogs and dangerous dogs.The Everett animal control may find and declare a dog potentially dangerous or dangerous, and place restrictions on the dog, if the animal control officer has probable cause to believe that the dog falls within the definitions set forth in Section 6.08.010(B) or(C). Probable cause may be based upon: 1. The written or verbal complaint or witness statement of a named and identified witness to va 2019 ORDINANCE: Dangerous and Potentially Dangerous Dogs Page 6 of 15