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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 10-1006 Panel decision.">
  <section prefix="§" num="10-1006" heading="Panel decision.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">The decision of the Panel must comply with the same requirements as those imposed by Title 2, Subtitle 3 {“Administrative Hearings”} of &lt;cite data-path="|health"&gt;this article&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Specific considerations.">
      <para num="(1)">On the question of whether an animal is a vicious animal, the Panel must determine, based on the facts presented:<para num="(i)">whether the animal:<para num="A.">is a vicious animal;</para>
          <para num="B.">is not a vicious animal, but is a dangerous animal; or</para>
          <para num="C.">is neither a vicious nor a dangerous animal; and</para>
        </para>
        <para num="(ii)">what, if any, corrective action is appropriate.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">On the question of whether an animal is a dangerous animal, the Panel must determine, based on the facts presented:<para num="(i)">whether the animal:<para num="A.">is a dangerous animal; or</para>
          <para num="B.">is not a dangerous animal; and</para>
        </para>
        <para num="(ii)">what, if any, corrective action is appropriate.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(3)">On the question of any other violation of the animal control and protection laws, rules, and regulations of this City and State, the Panel must determine:<para num="(i)">a violation has or has not occurred; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">what, if any, corrective action is appropriate.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 11, §40A(e)(4), (5)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 99-548</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 07-632</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 11-573</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
