For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDON or ABANDONMENT. The relinquishment or attempted relinquishment of ownership or care of an animal by the owner without making provision for the humane care or treatment of the animal.
ANIMAL. Any live, nonhuman vertebrate creature, domestic or wild.
ANIMAL SHELTER. Any facility operated by a humane society or municipal agency, or its authorized agents, for the purpose of impounding or caring for animals held under the authority of this chapter or of state law.
AT LARGE. Any animal shall be deemed AT LARGE when it is not under restraint.
DOMESTIC ANIMAL. Any animal that is a member of one of the following species:
(1) Dog.
(2) Cat.
(3) Cattle.
(4) Horse.
(5) Donkey.
(6) Pig.
(7) Sheep.
(8) Goat.
(9) Rabbit.
(10) Mouse.
(11) Rat.
(12) Guinea pig.
(13) Chinchilla.
(14) Hamster.
(15) Gerbil.
(16) Ferret.
FERAL ANIMAL. Any domestic animal which does not live in captivity and which roams or runs at large.
HARBORING. The actions of any person that permit any animal habitually to remain, lodge, or to be fed on any premises which such person owns, occupies or controls. An animal shall be presumed harbored if it is fed or sheltered for three consecutive days.
KENNEL. An establishment wherein any person engages in boarding, breeding, buying, keeping, letting for hire, training for a fee, or selling dogs or cats. Anyone keeping a total of more than five dogs and/or cats which are six months of age or older shall be deemed a kennel operator.
OWNER. Any person owning, keeping, or harboring one or more animals.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, association, limited liability company, syndicate, partnership, or corporation.
PETS. Any animal kept for pleasure rather than utility.
POULTRY. Domesticated birds that serve as a source of eggs or meat, including, but not limited to, chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, guinea fowl, peafowl, pigeons and pheasants.
PUBLIC NUISANCE. Any animal or animals that:
(1) Molest passersby or passing vehicles;
(2) Attack other animals;
(3) Damage public property or private property;
(4) Bark, whine, or howl in an excessive or continuous fashion;
(5) Defecate on property other than the owner; or
(6) Is permitted to run at large.
RESTRAINT. The securing of an animal by a leash or lead or confining it within the real property limits of its owner.
STRAY. Any animal that does not appear upon reasonable inquiry, to have an owner.
VICIOUS ANIMAL. Any animal that by its behavior constitutes an immediate and serious physical threat to human beings or animals.
WILD ANIMALS. Any animal not a domestic animal, with the exception of small, nonpoisonous aquatic or amphibious animals and small cage birds.
(Ord. 2014-23, passed 8-28-2014)