A person commits an offense if he/she takes possession of, harbors or keeps an animal found at large without notifying the department or returning the animal to the owner within forty-eight (48) hours after confirming ownership.
(Ordinance 2021-10468, § 2, adopted 7/22/2021)
(a) 
A person commits an offense if he/she sells, offers for sale, barters, exchanges, trades, leases, rents, gives away, offers to give away or otherwise transfers ownership of any animal on any public property or any private property to which the public has access that does not have a valid certificate of occupancy or the requisite zoning for the sale of animals on the property.
(b) 
A person commits an offense if he/she sells, exchanges, barters, gives away, or otherwise transfers ownership, or offers or advertises for sale, exchange, barter, give away or transfer any dog, cat or ferret four (4) months of age or older that is not currently vaccinated against rabies as required in section 6-30.
(c) 
A person commits an offense if he/she sells, exchanges, barters, gives away, or otherwise transfers ownership of any dog or cat before at least eight (8) weeks of age.
(d) 
A person commits an offense if he/she sells, exchanges, barters, gives away, or otherwise transfers ownership, regardless of compensation, any dog or cat that has not been vaccinated against common diseases in accordance with common veterinary practices.
(e) 
Any animal being sold, offered for sale, bartered, traded, exchanged, leased, rented, given away or otherwise transferred in violation of this section may be seized and impounded pursuant to a seizure warrant.
(f) 
It is a defense to prosecution under subsection (a) that the person or entity is an animal shelter maintained by a government entity or animal adoption agency that is a registered 501(c)(3) organization under the Internal Revenue Code.
(Ordinance 2021-10468, § 2, adopted 7/22/2021)
(a) 
A person commits an offense if he/she owns more than eight (8) companion animals, four (4) months of age or older, on the premises of a single residence within the city at any given time.
(b) 
A person commits an offense if he/she keeps on the premises of a single residence, more than two (2) litters or other groups of offspring of companion animals at the same time.
(c) 
It is a defense to prosecution for an offense under subsection (b) if the person:
(1) 
Was in compliance with all applicable provisions of this chapter;
(2) 
Is an approved foster care provider for the department or for another animal shelter maintained by a government entity or animal adoption agency that is a registered 501(c)(3) organization under the Internal Revenue Code; and
(3) 
Is or was not fostering more than three (3) litters or groups of offspring at the same time.
(Ordinance 2021-10468, § 2, adopted 7/22/2021)