[Adopted 3-28-2017 by Ord. No. 4182-17]
For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
An animal control center or animal shelter, maintained by
or under contract with any state, county or municipality, whose mission
and practice is, in whole or significant part, the rescue and placement
of animals in permanent homes or rescue organizations.
Any not-for-profit organization which has tax-exempt status
under § 501(c) (3) of the United States Internal Revenue
Code whose mission and practice is, in whole or in significant part,
the rescue and placement of animals in permanent homes.
A member of the species of domestic cat, Felis catus.
A member of the species of domestic dog, Canis familiaris.
To sell, offer for sale or adoption, advertise for the sale
of, barter, auction, give away or otherwise dispose of a dog or cat.
Any retail establishment, which is not part of a kennel,
wherein animals, including, but not limited to, dogs, cats, birds,
fish, reptiles, rabbits, hamsters or gerbils are sold, exchanged,
bartered or offered for sale as pet animals to the general public
at retail for personal appreciation and companionship, rather than
for business or research purposes. Such definition shall not include
an animal care facility or animal rescue organization, as defined.
