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)

8.01.260: FERRET:

"Ferret" means any domestic Mustela putorius (except the black footed ferret) more than three (3) months of age. Any Mustela putorius less than three (3) months of age is a kit. (Ord. 2012-16, 6-21-2012)

8.01.270: GUARD DOG:

"Guard dog" means any dog that will detect and warn its handler that an intruder is present in or near an area that is being secured and will attack a human pursuant to training or its handler's command. (Ord. 2012-16, 6-21-2012)

8.01.280: HANDLER:

"Handler" is any person who has physical control, i.e., the charge, care, control, custody, or possession, or responsibility for the same, of an animal at any given time. An "owner" shall be presumed to have ultimate responsibility for the physical control of the animal and may divest him/herself of such responsibility only by the transferring of, or giving permission for, actual physical control of the animal to a legally responsible adult person of age eighteen (18) or more. Whenever such other person of the requisite age has responsibility for physical control of the animal, such person shall be the "handler". At all other times, the "owner" shall be presumed to be the "handler". (Ord. 2012-16, 6-21-2012)

8.01.290: HARBOR:

"Harbor" means housing, feeding, or caring for someone else's pet within a person's house, yard, or premises for more than twenty four (24) hours without the permission of the owner. (Ord. 2012-16, 6-21-2012)

8.01.300: HEALTH DEPARTMENT:

"Health department" means the Salt Lake city-county health department. (Ord. 2012-16, 6-21-2012)

8.01.310: HOLDING FACILITY:

"Holding facility" means any pet shop, kennel, cattery, animal grooming parlor, riding school, stable, animal shelter, veterinary hospital, or any other such facility used for holding animals. (Ord. 2012-16, 6-21-2012)