For the purpose of the subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDON OR ABANDONMENT. Leaving an animal for a period in excess of 24 hours without the animal's owner, or the owner's designated caretaker, providing all provisions of necessity as defined in this chapter and checking on the animal's condition.
ANIMAL. Any live, vertebrate, domestic creature, not including domestic or feral cats and wildlife.
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER. An employee hired to enforce Animal Control laws and regulations in Glasgow-Barren County.
CRUELTY. Failing to provide adequate food and water; failing to detect the need for or withholding veterinary care, creating or allowing unhealthful living conditions, kicking, dragging, choking, causing pain/injury/death by the use of an object or weapon, injury/death by means of caustic, flammable, boiling or heated substances, causing suffering, injury or death by suffocation or drowning; failure to provide health-related grooming. For purposes of this chapter the definition of CRUELTY shall not include the acts as described in KRS 525.130(2) and (3).
LIVESTOCK. Horses, stallions, colts, geldings, mares, sheep, rams, lambs, bulls, bullocks, steers, heifers, cows, calves, mules, jacks, jennets, burros, goats, kids and swine.
NON-DOMESTIC ANIMAL. All felines (other than the domestic house cat), wildlife (such as skunk, raccoons, opossums, groundhogs, beaver, deer and squirrels), non-human primates, bears, wolves, coyotes, foxes, venomous reptiles and any crossbreed of such animals which have similar characteristics of the animals specified herein. In order to properly administer the provisions of this section, the Barren County Fiscal Court may add to or remove from the classification of non-domestic animal any bird, mammal, reptile (aquatic and amphibious forms or other members of the animal's kingdom). Additions to the list may be made only if the Barren County Fiscal Court determines, after public hearing, that such species, because of habit mode of life or natural instinct, is incapable of being domesticated, requires the exercise of art, force or skill to keep them safely in subjection and would create a reasonable likelihood of hazard to the public. Each determination by the legislative body as to additions or deletions shall become effective when filed with the Barren County Judge-Executive.
OWNER. Any person having a right of property in the animal and every person who keeps or harbors an animal or has the animal in their care, or any person who permits the animal to remain on their premises, including premises they own or occupy.
SHELTER. A structure of confinement consisting of three solid sides, a top and a floor, which is dry and constructed of material which provides insulation or the floor augmented with resting boards, and during inclement weather extremes, said structure shall also include insulating bedding materials.
TETHER. A rope or chain that is used to restrict an animal, so that it will stay in a particular area. No tether shall weigh more than l/18th of the animal's weight.
(Ord. 269, passed 7-16-1996; Am. Ord. 638, passed 5-19-2020)