Section 24-1502. REQUEST FOR HEARING

 

1502.1 The owner of the animal may request, in writing, a hearing to appeal one or more of the actions or intended actions described in § 1501.3(a).  The request must be directed to the person specified by the President or his or her designee in its written notice pursuant to § 1501.3(d).

 

1502.2 A request for a hearing must be received within twenty (20) days of the date of the seizure.

 

1502.3 The owner of the animal shall include in the request for hearing his or her current home mailing address and phone number.

 

1502.4 The owner of the animal may designate another individual to be his or her representative.  The owner of the animal shall include in the request for hearing a signed letter designating that individual as his or her representative. The designated representative may sign the request for hearing on behalf of the owner of the animal.

 

authority

Section 4(c)(1) of An Act to prevent cruelty to children or animals in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes, approved June 25, 1892 (27 Stat. 61; D.C. Official Code § 22-1004(c)(1)), and Mayor’s Order 1988-16, dated January 22, 1988.

source

Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 316 (January 9, 2009)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published 56 DCR 2374 (March 27, 2009).