The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
means to desert or to leave without care, food, shelter, or a continuous source of clean water for a period of 24 hours or more.
means any member of the group of living beings belonging to the subphylum vertebrate, specifically excluding human beings. The term "animal" shall include any and all types, both domesticated and wild, male and female, warm and cold blooded.
means the person or persons designated by the city council or applicable state law to enforce this chapter.
means any pet shop, grooming shop, kennel or animal shelter, in which dogs, cats and/or other animals are confined; except this term shall not include veterinary medical facilities, licensed research facilities, facilities operated by government agencies, or licensed animal dealers regulated by the USDA under the provisions of federal law.
means a facility designated or recognized by the city for the purpose of impounding and caring for animals.
means to be free of physical restraint beyond the boundaries of the premises of the owner.
means any member of the family Felis domestica.
means an animal that is the offspring created by the mating of a coyote with a non-coyote animal, or is shown to be a coyote hybrid by the testimony of a licensed veterinarian or animal control officer, or is represented to be a coyote hybrid by a person who owns or exercises control or custody of said animal.
means an animal that:
Makes an unprovoked attack that causes bodily injury to a person, and occurs in a place other than an enclosure in which the animal was being kept; such enclosure being reasonably secure so as to prevent the animal from leaving the enclosure on its own; or
Commits unprovoked acts in a place other than an enclosure in which the animal was being kept; such enclosure being reasonably secure so as to prevent the animal from leaving the enclosure on its own; and those acts cause a person to reasonably believe that the animal will attack and cause bodily injury to that person.
means any member of the family Canis familiaris; excluding wolf hybrids which contain any percentage of wolf.
means a tame, gentle animal (including Felis domestica and Canis familiaris), caged birds, amphibians, fish, reptiles (other than poisonous or dangerous reptiles), small caged rodents, and P. furus (the common ferret).
means all animals belonging to the class of Aves including members of the parrot family and all game birds such as, but not limited to, the following: dove, quail, duck, goose, pigeon, cardinal, blue jay, robin, sparrow, blackbird, and crow.
means an establishment kept for the purpose of breeding, selling, or boarding dogs or cats or engaged in training dogs or cats.
means one of the following:
A fence with a minimum of three strands of barbed wire at least four feet high with strong posts every 15 feet and at least one or more sturdy stays between the posts;
A fence with pickets four feet high and not more than six inches apart;
A fence with three boards not less than five inches wide and one-inch thick or four rails provided the fence is at least four feet high;
A fence constructed of a pipe which demonstrates a sufficient strength and height to restrain the animal which is being contained; or
A fence of chain link at least four feet high.
All fencing must be in good repair (sufficient for the breed) and may not include trash (including, but not limited to, doors, mattress springs, etc.). |
means a tag on a collar and/or implanted microchip for identification renewed annually with the city.
means domestic animals generally used or raised on a farm for profit, work, or pleasure, including, but not limited to, cattle, cows, sheep, pigs, bulls, stallions, mares, geldings, jacks, jennies, hogs, and llamas.
means any person who has a right of property to an animal, keeps or harbors an animal, has an animal in their care, acts as custodian of an animal, or who permits an animal to remain on or about his premises.
shall have the meaning assigned Vernon's Ann. C.C.P. art. 2.12.
means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, other business unit, society, association or other legal entity, any public or private institution, the state, or any municipal corporation or political subdivision of the state.
means an establishment engaged in the business of buying or selling, at retail, animals for profit-making purposes.
means an animal that is within a secured enclosure, secured by a leash or lead, or under the physical control of a responsible person.
means an attack or act by an animal which took place even though the person that was attacked did not do anything to cause or encourage the attack or act.
means a canid that is the offspring created by the mating of a wolf with a non-wolf animal, or is shown to be a wolf hybrid by the testimony of a licensed veterinarian or an animal control officer, or is represented to be a wolf hybrid by a person who owns or exercises control or custody over said animal.
(Ordinance 07-521-10, § 1, adopted 4/5/2007)