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Reno Animal Control Ordinance No. PD-08 (2) Find the animal is not vicious and Order the animal returned to the owner. Costs of the impoundment and Cost of Court may be assessed against the O\VI1er. In the interest of Public Safety, the Court may order an animal confined in a secured enclosure without a fInding that the animal is VICIOUS. (d) The Owner may appeal a finding of Vicious Animal in Municipal Court in the same manner as appeal from any other Municipal Court case. However, in order to perfect such appeal, in addition to an Appeal Bond, the owner must: (1) Post an impoundment bond, cash or surety only, in an amount sufficient to pay cost of impoundment for six (6) months, according to the schedule in Section 6 above, payable to the City of Reno; and, (2) The Owner must sign an Agreement to Expedite the appeal, wherein the owner demands a speedy hearing on this appeal in the County Court or reviewing Court, file the Agreement to Expedite with the Appeal Bond and present proof of the filing of the Agreement to Expedite to the Municipal Court Clerk within five (5) days of the Administrative Hearing. (3) Failure to file an Appeal Bond, an Impoundment Bond and an Agreement to Expedite appeal (Speedy Trial) within five (5) days of the Administrative Hearing your appeal is not perfected and the judgment of the administrative (Municipal Court) becomes final. (e) Following a fmding of vicious animal, under Section 7, when no appeal is taken and the animal is impounded, then the impounded animal destruction procedure of Section 6(d) shall be followed. The owner is not entitled to an additional hearing nor is the owner entitled to redeem a vicious animal under Section 6. (1) Maintaining a vicious animal within the City limits of Reno is violation of Section 7 concerning viciousness is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less that $250.00 nor more than $1,000.00. It is a separate offense for each calendar day an animal is maintained within the city limits in violation of Section 7 of this Ordinance. Section. 8 Kennels. Kennels shall only be allowed as authorized by the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of which requires a Specific Use Pennit (Ordinance No. 1850.11) and shall comply with all other applicable Ordinances. Section. 9 Livestock. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain, ovm or control any premises within the city limits where more than an aggregate of 1\'.'0 (2) head of livestock are kept or harbored in one (1) enclosure. Provided, hoviever, that, in cases where one (1) enclosure embraces an aggregate of more than one-half (1/2) acre of land, for each one-half (1/2) acre embraced in such enclosure (in excess of one-half 9 r--'