For the purposes of this title, the following terms shall have the specific meaning:
ABANDON: For an owner to desert an animal in the custody or possession of the owner without making reasonable arrangements for its proper care, sustenance and shelter.
ADULT DOG OR CAT: Any dog or cat more than six (6) months of age.
ALTERED: A full ovariohysterectomy in the case of the female and complete removal of the testicles in the male. A vasectomized male dog is not an "altered" animal.
ANIMAL: Shall include, but not be limited to, birds, amphibians, fish, reptiles, mammals and nonhuman primates.
AT LARGE: Any animal being on any private property, without the permission of the person who owns, or has a right to possess or use the property, or in any other place or condition which presents substantial risk to animal or public health, safety or welfare. "At large" shall also mean any dog unrestrained by a leash on either public property, or private property other than the property of the owner or without the permission of the property owner. "At large" shall not be construed to mean domestic livestock on an open range.
ATTACK: Biting, attempted biting, the infliction of a severe injury, or aggressively pursuing with a present ability to bite or injure a person.
BOARD: The Bonner County board of county commissioners.
CRUEL OR CRUELTY: Any or all of the following:
A. The intentional or negligent infliction of pain, physical suffering, injury or death upon an animal;
B. To intentionally or negligently kill, maim, wound, overdrive, overload, drive when overloaded, overwork, torture, torment, deprive of necessary sustenance, drink or shelter, cruelly beat, mutilate or cruelly kill an animal;
C. To subject an animal to needless suffering, inflict unnecessary cruelty, drive, ride or otherwise use an animal when the animal is unfit;
D. To abandon an animal;
E. To use any live mammal or bird as a training aid for hunting dogs, racing dogs or for pleasure, which results in the maiming, mutilating or cruelly killing such live mammal or bird.
DEPARTMENT: The Bonner County sheriff's department, its agents, deputies or other persons designated by the sheriff.
DOG: Canis familiaris of either sex, altered or unaltered, or any other member of the Canis genus if owned, kept or harbored.
HUNTING DOG: Any dog of the hunting type breeds, which is actively engaged in lawful hunting pursuant to the regulations established by the Idaho department of fish and game.
LEASH: Any rope, leather strap, chain or any other material, not exceeding six feet (6') in length, being held in the hand of a person capable of controlling, and actually controlling, the animal to which it is attached.
NUISANCE: Any animal which by loud, continued or frequent barking, howling, yelping, or other noise, or by noxious or offensive odors, or by chasing, aggressing, attacking or scaring passersby, chasing vehicles or attacking other domestic animals, endangers the health and welfare or disturbs the peace of or annoys any reasonable person or neighborhood.
OWNER: Any person who is the legal owner, or any person who keeps, harbors or possesses any animal, or any person who has an animal in his care or acts as caretaker of an animal.
RABIES TAG: A piece of metal or other durable material, inscribed with a date and number, which has been issued by a veterinarian, as evidence that the dog has been vaccinated for rabies.
SEVERE INJURY: Any physical injury to a human being that results in muscle tears or disfiguring lacerations, or requires multiple sutures or corrective or cosmetic surgery.
STOCK DOG: Any dog of the herding type breeds which is actively engaged in the herding of livestock, while under the control of the owner of the dog.
VACCINATED ANIMAL: Any animal inoculated with a rabies vaccine, and wearing a current rabies tag, or whose owner has a current rabies certificate in his possession indicating proof of such vaccination.
VICIOUS ANIMAL: Any animal which:
A. Has twice, within a forty eight (48) month period, bitten, attacked or otherwise caused injury to a person engaged in lawful activity; or
B. Has once attacked or bitten a person engaged in a lawful activity, causing death or severe injury. (Ord. 544, 3-31-2015)