For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context indicates or requires a different meaning:
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER. An individual, approved by the Town Board of Trustees, whose duty it is to apprehend animals within the jurisdiction of this chapter. Hermosa Law Enforcement officials and any active Board of Trustees member as appointed by the Town Board and approved by the Town Board to do so, shall also act as Animal Control Officers.
OWNER. Any person, organization, corporation, or entity owning, harboring or keeping an animal or the occupant of any premises on which an animal remains, or to which it customarily returns daily for a period of ten days, is presumed to be harboring or keeping an animal within the definition of this chapter.
(Ord. 9-1R, passed 2-17-2015; Ord. passed 12-15-2020)