In addition to any other legal remedies available under the provisions of this chapter, a designated animal control agent for the City of Vancouver may order and direct in writing and by personal service the owner or custodian of any animal which is the subject of more than three criminal citations, orders to abate or notices of civil violation or any combination of the same in any twelve-month period to abate and remove such animal from the City of Vancouver within ninety-six hours from the date of service of the order to abate habitual violator, or such directive may provide in the alternative abatement and transfer of ownership and possession of such animal to another person not living at the same place of residence. Such order to abate habitual violator shall state the method of appealing the order in the manner as provided for in Section 8.24.280. If such animal is found to be kept in violation of the order after of expiration of the appeal period from the service of the order, or the date and hour of affirmance of such order if a timely appeal is filed, such animal may be abated and removed by the designated animal control agent by impoundment, subject to all impoundment and redemption procedures; provided, however, such animal may not be returned to the same residence or property from which it was impounded or at which it resided or to the same owner or custodian from whom it was impounded. (Ord. M-2656 § 15, 1986: Ord. M-2397 § 32, 1983; Ord. M-4043, Amended, 02/25/2013, Sec 22 - Effective 03/29/2013)