For the purpose of this subchapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ANIMAL. Any living non-human creature, domestic or wild, including bill not limited to, cats and dogs.
AT LARGE. Off the premises of the owner or other person consenting thereto, when neither muzzled, nor under the control of the owner or other person accompanying the animal by means of a leash of some type, not exceeding six feet in length, or within a private vehicle, without the consent of the operator thereof.
CAT. Any member of the feline family, male or female.
DOG. Any dog, male or female, over the age of three months.
FERAL. Not domesticated or having escaped from domestication and become wild.
OWNER. Any person owning, keeping or harboring an animal, and for the purpose thereof the head of a household shall be deemed to be the owner in respect to any animal owned, kept or harbored by any person residing in such household and kept on the premises.
TETHERING. Tying out or fastening an animal outdoors on a rope, chain or other line for restraining an animal. The term does not mean the restraint of an animal on an attended leash.
VICIOUS ANIMAL. Any animal that has bitten one or more persons, or one in which a propensity to attack human beings exists, and such propensity is known or ought to reasonably be known to the owner.
TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN. The process of humanely trapping, sterilizing, vaccinating for rabies, eartipping, and returning community cats to their original location.
('70 Code, § 3-15) (Am. Ord. 2010-14, passed 3-1-10; Am. Ord. 2010- 38, passed 7-1-10; Am. Ord. 2013-43, passed 6-17-13)