ARTICLE 7.01 GENERAL PROVISIONS

In any prosecution charging a violation of an ordinance governing the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle, proof that the particular vehicle described in the complaint was parked in violation of the ordinance, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was, at the time of such parking, the registered owner of such vehicle, shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of such vehicle was the person who parked or placed such vehicle at the point where, and for the time during which, such violation occurred.

In any prosecution charging a violation regarding nuisances upon a property, [or] the failure to comply with any notice or order regarding a nuisance on a property or building in violation of an ordinance of the city, including but not limited to failure to apply for a building permit or other permit or license required herein, proof that the particular property described in the complaint was in violation of an ordinance regulating the property, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was, at the time of such notice, violation or order or at the time when work was performed without a permit, the registered owner of such property, shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of such property was the person who failed to comply with the notice or order or failed to apply for a permit for the time during which such violation occurred in violation of the charged ordinance of the city.

In any prosecution charging a violation of an ordinance or statute regulating or governing the abuse, neglect or ownership of an animal or failure to license an animal as required, proof that the particular property described in the complaint was the premises upon which the animal resided, was harbored or maintained and a [in] violation of an ordinance or statute regulating or governing the animal alleged in the complaint, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was, at the time of such complaint or at the time when the animal was in violation of said ordinance or statute, the registered owner of such animal or the person with legal rights to reside on said property, shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of such property or the person with legal rights to reside on said property was the owner of the animal and the person who failed to comply with or violated the ordinance or statute.