[Adopted 11-8-1974 as Ch. 4, Art. 1, of the 1974 Code]
[Amended 5-13-1988 by Ord. No. 588-2; 7-12-1991 by Ord. No.
791-1; 11-15-2004 by Ord. No. 1104-03]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Includes any and all types of mammals except human beings.
The person appointed by the Office of Animal Welfare (OAW)
to enforce any animal control laws or regulations. This shall include,
but not be limited to any City of Rehoboth Beach police officer or
State Police.
[Amended 1-17-2020 by Ord. No. 0120-01]
All felines, domesticated or feral, except large or exotic
cats.
Either male or female canine.
A cord or chain not to exceed six feet in length, attached
to any animal by collar or slip-lead, handled and directed from one
end by any person.
[Amended 1-17-2020 by Ord. No. 0120-01]
Brandywine Valley Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, its successors and assigns.
[Amended 7-20-2018 by Ord. No. 0718-01]
Any person owning, serving as custodian or possessing a dog
or cat or other animal.
[Amended 1-17-2020 by Ord. No. 0120-01]
Wandering, roving or rambling at will unrestrained off the
premises of the owner and not under the control of a human being by
use of a leash.
Any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform
tasks for the benefit of an individual with an identified disability,
including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual or other
mental disability. The task(s) performed by the dog must be directly
related to the handler’s specific disability.
[Added 1-17-2020 by Ord. No. 0120-01]
Permanent, perpetual securing of an animal by chain, rope,
or cord, not to include a leash used for walking.
[Added 1-17-2020 by Ord. No. 0120-01]
A program administered by citizen volunteers and others to
control the abandoned or feral cat population through long-term sterilization,
vaccination and return to their habitat, with adoptable cats and kittens
being placed into homes.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 88-2, Enforcement, as amended,
and former § 88-3, Appointment of Animal Control Officer,
as amended, were repealed 1-17-2020 by Ord. No. 0120-01.
[Amended 11-15-2004 by Ord. No. 1104-03; 1-17-2020 by Ord. No. 0120-01]
No person shall keep or maintain any cow, goat,
sheep, hog, horse or other animal or fowl of any sort upon any premises
within the limits of the City with the following exceptions:
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 88-5, Housing conditions
of animals, and former § 88-6, Noisy animals, as amended,
were repealed 1-17-2020 by Ord. No. 0120-01.
