(1) Any person aggrieved by the issuance of any license required by this title, or the issuance of a notice of violation pursuant to SCC 9.12.090 may appeal to the hearing examiner. Appeals shall be filed and processed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 2.02 SCC.

(2) The enforcement stay contained in SCC 2.02.125(3) shall not apply to the impoundment of an animal which is vicious or cruelly treated.

(3) At the hearing, the director of the animal control agency and his officers shall have the burden of proving the violation, which burden shall be met by a preponderance of the evidence.

(4) The decision of the hearing examiner shall be final and conclusive with an optional right of reconsideration as provided in SCC 2.02.170 and may then be reviewable by an action for writ of review filed in Snohomish County superior court as provided in chapter 2.02 SCC. (Added by Amended Ord. 93-077, Sept. 8, 1993, Eff date Jan. 1, 1994; Amended by Ord. 95-098 § 3, Dec. 20, 1995; Amended by Amended Ord. 96-003 § 18, Feb. 21, 1996, Eff date Apr. 1, 1996; Amended by Amended Ord. 06-133, Feb. 28, 2007, Eff date Mar. 16, 2007).