8.01.190: DIVISION:

The term "division" means the city's designated animal control services contract provider or any other person, agency or entity designated by the city to perform the duties of the division specified by this title. (Ord. 2012-16, 6-21-2012)

8.01.200: DOG:

"Dog" means any Canis familiaris more than four (4) months of age. Any Canis familiaris less than four (4) months of age is a puppy. (Ord. 2012-16, 6-21-2012)

8.01.210: DOMESTIC FOWL:

"Domestic fowl" means any variety of ducks or adult female domesticated chickens and baby ducks or chickens of either gender, not over twenty (20) weeks in age, but not to include adult male chickens or other bird species, unless otherwise permitted by law. (Ord. 2012-16, 6-21-2012)

8.01.220: DOMESTICATED ANIMALS:

"Domesticated animals" means animals accustomed to living in or about the habitation of man, including, but not limited to, cats, dogs, ferrets and livestock. "Domesticated animal", however, shall not include "exotic animals". (Ord. 2012-16, 6-21-2012)

8.01.230: ENCLOSURE:

"Enclosure" means any structure that prevents an animal from escaping its primary confines. (Ord. 2012-16, 6-21-2012)

8.01.240: EUTHANASIA:

"Euthanasia" means the humane destruction of an animal accomplished by a method approved by the most recent report of the American Veterinary Medical Association panel on euthanasia that results in unconsciousness and immediate death, or by a method that causes painless loss of consciousness and death during such loss of consciousness. (Ord. 2012-16, 6-21-2012)

8.01.250: EXOTIC ANIMAL:

"Exotic animal" means any animal whose native habitat is not indigenous to the continental United States, excluding Alaska, except tropical fish, furbearing animals commercially bred for the furrier trade, and birds. (Ord. 2012-16, 6-21-2012)