Unless a contrary intention clearly appears, words used in the
present tense include the future tense, and words used in the future
tense include the present tense; the singular includes the plural,
and the plural includes the singular. The word "may" is permissive,
and the words "shall," "will" and "must" are mandatory, subject to
specific exceptions allowed by this Section 8.
As used in this Section 8, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any animal that has been:
Intentionally or knowingly released from the owner's or
custodian's control with the apparent intention to withdraw protection,
support or care with further intent of never again claiming right
to or interest in the animal; or
Left at any location without acknowledgement and consent of
the owner or occupant of the property; or
Left in the care or custody of any person other than the owner
for a specified period of time, after which the owner or custodian
fails to reinstate care and custody beyond the specified time, and
the custodian does not wish to continue to care for the animal; or
Impounded or otherwise placed under the temporary control of
animal control, and the person having been deemed to be the lawful
owner or custodian of the animal refuses to claim or properly reclaim
the animal.
To legally assume the responsibility for proper care in accordance
with this Section 8.
Any dog, cat or exotic animal.
A law enforcement officer, animal control officer or designee
authorized to enforce this Section 8.
Any pound, lot, premises or building maintained by the Village
or its contractor for the care, custody and disposal of animals.
The employee(s) of the Village who has the primary responsibility
for enforcement of this Section 8 under the supervision of the Village
Clerk/Administrator.
Any private facility used for the temporary housing and care
of animals for the primary purpose of public adoption, working in
cooperation with a recognized animal rescue or animal sanctuary.
An organization recognized by the State Corporation Commission
to be nonprofit, for the short- or long-term care and custody of animals,
which may include lost pets, owner-released pets, cruelty cases, rescued
animals and/or permanent retirement candidates.
The puncture or tear of the skin or wound inflicted by the
teeth of an animal.
One who permits the intentional breeding of animals which
produces offspring.
A facility or premises licensed and operated as a business,
operated by a person involved in the controlled breeding of animals
and who may offer those animals for sale.
Any establishment, appropriately zoned, operated as a business,
where dogs and/or cats are boarded or maintained under controlled
conditions and for boarding, grooming, training, showing, or related
activities for profit.
Any animal which is normally bred and sold to be kept as
a domestic pet.
Restriction of an animal to a proper enclosure to ensure
the safety of the public, itself and/or other animals.
Confining an animal in an area large enough for the animal
to comfortably stand, turn around and lay down.
A person who has control, custody, or possession of an animal
or is caring for it on behalf of its owner or legal agent.
A dog that caused a serious injury to a person or domestic
animal; however, a dog shall not be declared dangerous or a potentially
dangerous dog if:
A situation that demands unusual or immediate action to preserve
the evidence of a crime, save a life, or prevent undue suffering of
an animal.
Any vertebrate animal, excluding man, wild animals, livestock
and companion animals.
The Mayor and Council of the Village of Bosque Farms.
A premises operated by person(s) involved in the controlled
breeding of dogs and/or cats, that produces and may offer for sale
18 puppies or kittens or three litters, whichever is less, per calendar
year.
An animal that has not been sterilized.
A permit to sell puppies or kittens.
All domestic or domesticated animals that are used or raised
on a farm or ranch and includes, but is not limited to, horses, asses,
mules, cattle, sheep, goats, swine, bison, poultry, ostriches, emus,
rheas, camelids and farmed cervidae, but does not include companion
animals. Livestock is excluded from this Section 8.
Any animal that unreasonably disturbs humans, endangers the
life or health of other animals or humans, or substantially interferes
with the rights of citizens, other than their owners or custodians,
to the enjoyment of life and property.
A person that controls, maintains custody of, has legal title
to or interest in, harbors, feeds or permits an animal(s) to remain
in, on or about his/her premises or, if that person is under the age
of 18, that person's parent or guardian.
A dog that may reasonably be assumed to pose a threat to
public safety as demonstrated by the following behaviors:
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Causing an injury to a person or domestic animal that is less
severe than a serious injury;
Chasing or menacing a person or domestic animal in an aggressive
manner and without provocation; or
Acting in a highly aggressive manner within a fenced yard or
enclosure. (Also see "dangerous dog" as defined in this section.)
Secure confinement indoors or outdoors, such as in a fenced
yard, pen or other structure, that is designed to prevent the animal
from escaping the confined area.
The detaining and strict isolation of an animal for the purpose
of observation and for required periods of time as set forth by state
statute and/or this Section 8.
An animal neither confined by enclosure nor physically restrained
by a leash when off the premises of its owner or custodian.
An animal trained and certified by a recognized institution
engaged in such training to assist impaired persons and in the company
of the person the animal was trained to assist.
A thorough and continuous protection from the sun and heat.
The surface upon which an animal is confined is of sufficient
gauge and mesh to prevent the animal's pads and toes from injury.
Any porous surface must not allow waste to fall upon an animal confined
in an enclosure below.
An animal beyond the boundaries of the owner's premises
and free from the owner's restraint or control, and includes
all animals that are running at large, abandoned or have no known
owner.
To attach an animal to an object. This does not include an
animal being walked on a leash.
An immunization to prevent a specific disease.
A person with a veterinary medicine degree licensed to practice
veterinary medicine in New Mexico.
The Village of Bosque Farms, New Mexico.
