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Impound(or impoundment)means the collecting, placing,or confining of an animal in the city's animal
<br /> services facility,or,the taking into custody of an animal for the purposes of transportation to the city's animal
<br /> services facility.
<br /> Inhumane treatment of animals means any treatment of an animal prohibited by any provision of law,
<br /> including federal,state and local laws,ordinance or rules.
<br /> Isolation means the separation of animals exposed or potentially exposed to rabies or other diseases.
<br /> Kennels(commercial for the purpose of this chapter only), means any establishment where a person,
<br /> partnership or corporation keeps dogs or cats primarily for the purpose of boarding, breeding, buying,selling,
<br /> trading,showing, or training such animals.
<br /> Livestock means or includes, regardless of age,sex or breed, horses of all equine species including, mules,
<br /> donkeys and jackasses, cows consisting of all bovine species,sheep consisting of all ovine species, llamas or
<br /> alpacas,goats consisting of all caprine species, and pigs consisting of all swine species.
<br /> LRCA means the Local Rabies Control Authority.
<br /> Microchip means a permanent method of electronic identification that is implanted subcutaneously(just
<br /> under the skin)between the shoulder blades at the back of an animal's neck.A microchip has a unique number
<br /> that is detected using a microchip scanning device.
<br /> Microchipped means an animal that has a microchip implanted and registered through a national microchip
<br /> registry with the current owner's name and contact information.
<br /> Microchip reader orscannerdevice means an electronic scanner with an operating frequency that is able to
<br /> detect a microchip that has been implanted in an animal and display the number of the microchip to its operator.
<br /> The microchip reader shall be of a type that activates and displays the number of a microchip manufactured by
<br /> multiple vendors.
<br /> Miniature goat means:
<br /> (1) A pygmy goat,which is any goat that has been bred to attain a maximum shoulder height of 23 inches
<br /> and a maximum weight of 70 pounds;or
<br /> (2) A dwarf goat,which is any goat that has been bred to attain a maximum shoulder height of 23.5 inches
<br /> and a maximum weight of 80 pounds.
<br /> Miniature swine means any swine that has been bred to attain a maximum shoulder height of 18 inches and
<br /> a maximum weight of 90 pounds.
<br /> Neutered means any animal, male or female. rendered incapable of breeding or being bred.
<br /> Offer for sale means to proffer,display,or advertise for the sale, adoption,or other commercial transfer of
<br /> an animal.
<br /> Owner means any person, partnership,corporation,association or legal entity that harbors,shelters, keeps,
<br /> controls, manages, possesses or has whole or part interest in any animal.The occupant, owner or head of
<br /> household of any premises where an animal remains for 72 hours or more shall be rebuttably presumed to be the
<br /> owner of such animal, unless the animal has been reported to the city animal services as a stray animal.An
<br /> occupant of any premises on which a dog or cat remains or customarily returns is a person responsible for it under
<br /> this chapter. If a person under the age of 17 years owns an animal subject to the provisions of this chapter,the
<br /> head of the household of which such person under the age of 17 years is a member shall be the person responsible
<br /> for the animal under this chapter.Such household head may himself be under the age of 17 years and therefore
<br /> subject to prosecution under this chapter.There may be more than one person responsible for an animal.
<br /> Person means an individual, corporation,animal establishment, partnership, or any other legal entity.
<br /> Created: 2022-03-03 11:27:11 [EST]
<br /> (Supp.No.34,Update 4)
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