1.
SECTION
1.
SECTION II. PURPOSE AND
INTENT
2.
SECTION III. DEFINITIONS
2.
a. Meanings ascribed to this
Section
2.
1.
Abandoned Animal
2.
A.
Placed on public property
2.
B. Placed on private property
2.
C. On owner’s property
unattended in excess of 36 hours.
2.
2.
Adequate Food and/or Water
2.
3.
Adequate Shelter
3.
4.
Animal
3.
5.
Animal Control
3.
6.
Animal Services
3.
7.
Animal Nuisance
3.
8.
Animal Shelter
3.
9.
At Heel
3.
10. At
Large
3.
11. Cat
3.
12. Certificate
of Registration
3.
13. Commission
3.
14. County
3.
15. Cruelty
4.
16. Dangerous
Dog
4.
17. Disposition
4.
18. Dog
4.
19. Domestic
Animal
4.
20. Equine
4.
21. Exotic
Animal
4.
22.
5.
23. Governing Authority
5.
24. Guard or Attack Dog
5.
25. Hopelessly Disabled Animal
5.
26. Humane Care
5.
27. Impound or Impoundment
5.
28. Livestock
5.
29. Owner
5.
30. Participating Municipality
5.
31. Person
5.
32. Potentially Dangerous Dog
5.
33. Proper Enclosure or Proper,
Secure Enclosure
6.
34. Public
Nuisance Animal
6.
A. Animal repeatedly at large
6.
B. Leash law applies in parks
6.
C. Animals destroying property
6.
D. Pooper scooper law
6.
E. Annoyance of neighbors due to noise
6.
F. Annoyance of neighbors due to unsanitary conditions
6.
G. Animals in heat and unconfined
6.
H. Animals: (i)
interfering in public right-of-way
6.
(ii) creating traffic obstructions
7.
I. Animals threatening domestic animals
7.
J. Animals dangerous to public health, safety
7.
35. Rabies
Control Tag
7.
36. Records
of an Appropriate Authority
7.
37. Responsible
Person
7.
38. Sanitary
7.
39. Severe
Injury
8.
40. Sexually
Mature
8.
41. Sterilization
8.
42. Stray
Cat
8.
43. Stray
Dog
8.
44. Under
Restraint
8.
45. Unsanitary
Conditions
8.
46. Vicious
Dog
8.
47. Wild
Animal
8.
48. Without
provocation and unprovoked
9.
SECTION IV
RABIES CONTROL.
9.
a.
Rabies Control Tag
Required.
9.
b.
Procedure Required for
Rabies Check.
9.
1. Owners responsibility for quarantine
9.
A. Surrendering animal for
quarantine
9.
B. Home quarantine
9.
C. Quarantine shall be ten
(10) days
9.
D. Right to reclaim with
provisions
9.
2. Animals with evidence of
rabies to be impounded
10.
c. Officials
may seize animals believed to be rabid
10.
SECTION V
EMERGENCIES INVOLVING ANIMALS
10.
a. Hopelessly Disabled Animals may be euthanized
10.
b. Contagious Animals
10.
1. Impounding, isolating, and destroying
10.
2. Owner liable for reimbursement to County
11.
c. Vicious Animals
11.
1. Acts of vicious animals:
11.
(i) Against people
11.
(ii) Repeatedly threatening persons or animals
11.
(iii) Damaging property; Animal Control Board involved
11.
2 Animal Control Board
hearing
12.
3. Board decisions/Animal Services decisions
12.
4. Fee of $50.00 and reimbursement of all costs
12.
5. Preventing vicious dogs from biting.
12. SECTION
VI RESTRAINT
AND CONFINEMENT; IDENTIFICATION
12.
a. Animal at large prohibited
12.
b. Leash law
12.
c. Animals to be controlled; preventing public nuisance
13.
d. Females in heat to be confined
13.
e. Some animals are required to be micro chipped and registered at Animal
Control.
13.
SECTION VII. RESTRAINT
OF GUARD OR ATTACK DOG
13. a. Housing requirements
13. b. Anti-climbing devices
required
13. c. Secured entry;
maintained as escape proof
13. d. Area marked “Danger”
13. e. Law enforcement excluded
from requirements
13.
SECTION VIII.
IMPOUNDMENT
14. a.
Animal Control; seizure and impoundment rights for:
14.
1. Animals without rabies tags
14.
2. Animals at large and not under restraint
14.
3. Public nuisance or animal considered a danger
14.
4. Quarantine or confinement order violation
14.
5. Unattended sick or injured
14.
6. Animals subjected to cruelty or neglect
14.
7. Animals possibly exposed to rabies
14.
8. Contagious animals; threat to public safety.
14.
9.
Potentially dangerous or dangerous animals
14.
10. Exotic or wild animals in violation of Ordinances
14.
11. Violation of court ordered impound/destruction
14.
12. Unattended or abandoned animals
15.
13.
Animals suspected of Ordinance violations
15.
b. Citations may be written in lieu of impoundment.
15.
c. Citizens to notify Animal Services of animals at large
15.
d. Animal services may arrange to house animals off premises
15.
e.
15.
SECTION IX. IMPOUNDED,
ABANDONED AND SURRENDERED ANIMALS
15.
a. Reclaiming
15.
1 Fee schedule – non livestock
16.
2. Fee schedule – livestock
16.
3. Livestock may be subject to testing for disease
16.
4. Animals shall not be returned if object of crime
16.
b. Unclaimed Animals.
16.
1. Strays kept 3 business days until disposition
16.
2. Owned animals kept 5 business days until disposition
17.
3. Strays in agony may be destroyed immediately
17.
c. Surrendering of Unwanted Animals.
17.
1. Owners may surrender animals to Animal services
17.
2. Surrendered animals become County property
17.
SECTION X.
ANIMAL
FOUND AT LARGE.
Animal may be returned to owners without impoundment. If owner is known,
written notice of impoundment to
be provided. Animals to be reclaimed within 5 business days before disposition.
Animal Services may cite owner in lieu of impoundment.
17.
SECTION XI.
KEEPING OF EXOTIC OR WILD ANIMALS.
Exotics not allowed at large and must be kept according to Federal and
State laws. Director of Animal Control
may impose special conditions if animal is believed to be a threat to the
public. Exotics may be impounded if in violation of any Ordinance.
18.
SECTION XII.
NUISANCES
Unlawful
to keep an animal which constitutes a health, welfare or safety issue.
18.
SECTION XIII.
DANGEROUS DOG CONTROL.
18. a. Investigations
of Potentially Dangerous or Dangerous Dogs
18. b. Procedures
for classification; Notice; Hearing
18. 1. Procedures for classification