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section 4.4351} shall be reviewed by the hearings official after six months for dogs c1 ass i f i ed as Level 1 ar level 2 and after one year for dogs cl ass i - f i ed as Level 3 or higher. I f the dog owner can show that the behavior which caused the classification has been corrected to the satisfaction of the hear- ings official, then the hearings official may enter an order modifying or deleting the classification. Section 13. Subsections ~1} and ~4} of Section 4.440 of the Eugene Code, 1971, are amended~to provide: 4.440 Identification of Potentiall Dan Brous Do s; A eats, Restrictions Pend i ng_Ap,peal . ~1} The director shall have the authority to determine whether an do has en a ed i n the beh v' • y ,g g g a Fors specified ~n section 4.435. This determ~na- t~on shall be based upon an investigation that includes observation of the dog's behavior by the animal regulation authority employees orb other wit- Y nesses who personally observed the behavior, sign a written statement attest- ing to the observed behavior and agree to provide testimony regardin the do 's behavior if nec g g essary. The determ~nat~on may also be based on evi- dence that the dog's owner was fined or the dog was classified or re istered in another state co nt ~ g, • ,, u y or city because the dog engaged ~n the behaviors spec~f~ed ~n section 4.435. ~4} Once the owner has received notice of the dog's classification as a Level 1 to Level 4 potentially dangerous dog pursuant to subsection 4.4402}, the owner shall comply with the restrictions specified in the notice within ten days, unless the owner appeals it to the hearings official. If the director's decision is upheld on appeal, the dog's owner shall be liable for the cast of the dog's impoundment. Section 14, Subsection ~~} of Section 4.445 of the Eugene Code, 1971 is amended to provide: 4.445 Re ulation of Potentiall Dan Brous Do s. ~1} In addition to the other requirements of sections 4.330 to 4.490, the owner of a potentially dangerous dog shall comply with the follow- ing additional regulations: ~a} If the dog has engaged in Level ~ or Level 2 behavior, the owner shall provide a physical device or structure that pre- vents the dog from reaching any public right-of-way or adjoining property, and shall restrict the dog by such a devi ce or structure whenever the dog is outside the owner's home and not on a leash off the owner's property. fib} If the dog has engaged in Level 3 behavior, the owner shall prove de a secure encl asure and confine the dog within such enclosure whenever the dog is not on a leash off the owner's prop- erty or inside the home of the owner. The owner shall also post Ordinance - S