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JONESBORO, INDIANA CODE OF ORDINANCES
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
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§ 94.19 TRAPS AS A NUISANCE OR ASSISTANCE.
   (A)   A hunting or trapping license or nuisance wild animal control permit is required to take wild animals on land that a person does not own or rent. Within 24 hours of capture, the person who takes the animal must release it or euthanize it. Animals that are released must be released on land in the county where it was captured. Furthermore, the landowner or property manager must give permission for the release. These nuisance animals cannot be possessed for more than 24 hours and cannot be sold, traded, bartered, or gifted.
   (B)   Trapping as a nuisance permit shall not apply to any trap specifically designed to kill rats, mice, gophers, or moles so long as the owner of the property is aware of the location where the trap(s) are set and monitors said trap(s) at least once every 24 hours.
   (C)   It shall be unlawful to use poisons or use poisoning or stupefying substances in a trap.
   (D)   It shall be unlawful for a person to remove an animal from any trap not on the person’s property, unless such person has the express permission of the property’s owner to do so.
   (E)   (1)   Traps discovered by Marion Animal Care and Control to be unlawful shall be seized and used as prima facie evidence that a violation has been committed.
      (2)   Upon conviction, said trap(s) shall be forfeited and disposed of by Marion Animal Care and Control.
(Ord. 25-2021, passed 12-28-2021) Penalty, see § 94.99
§ 94.20 REMOVAL OF DEAD ANIMALS.
   (A)   Domestic. Any person who shall become apprised of the death of any animal owned, shall, within 24 hours thereafter, cause the animal to be removed from the premises and taken to the Marion Animal Care and Control, a veterinarian, cemetery, or other locations approved for disposal.
   (B)   Livestock . (I.C. 15-17-11-20) A person who owns or cares for an animal that has died from any cause shall dispose of the animal’s body not later than 24 hours after knowledge of death so as not to produce a nuisance, the disposal of the animal’s body must be by one of the following methods:
      (1)   At an approved disposal plant; or
      (2)   Burial upon the owner’s premises to such a depth that every part of the animal’s body is at least four feet below the natural surface of the ground and every part of the animal’s body is covered with at least four feet of earth in addition to any other material that may be used as cover.
(Ord. 25-2021, passed 12-28-2021) Penalty, see § 94.99
§ 94.21 UNLAWFUL USE OF AN ANIMAL.
   It shall be unlawful for a person to make use of an animal in the commission or furtherance of any criminal act.
(Ord. 25-2021, passed 12-28-2021) Penalty, see § 94.99
§ 94.22 LOST OR STRAY DOMESTIC ANIMALS.
   (A)   Owners of animals must notify Marion Animal Care and Control of missing animals within 48 hours of the animal becoming lost/stolen.
   (B)   Owners of missing animals must make reasonable effort to locate the missing animal. Examples of a reasonable effort include:
      (1)   Notify local veterinarian offices and humane society;
      (2)   Post flyers;
      (3)   Publish in local media; and
      (4)   Publish on local social media sights.
   (C)   Persons finding a stray animal are to notify Marion Animal Care and Control within 48 hours. At the discretion of the division, the animal may be kept by the finder and a found report left with the division, to enable the finder an opportunity to return the animal to its rightful owner.
   (D)   Upon demand by Marion Animal Care and Control, any found animal will be taken to the Marion Animal Care and Control facility, veterinarian office, or Marion Grant County Humane Society and scanned for an identifying microchip.
   (E)   (1)   Persons finding an animal are obligated to comply with all the rules and regulations of this chapter pertaining to humane care and treatment of animals, while said animal is in their custody awaiting return to its actual owner.
      (2)   The finder will be considered the “found animal’s owner” for purposes of this subchapter only after the animal is in the finder’s custody for 30 continuous days.
(Ord. 25-2021, passed 12-28-2021) Penalty, see § 94.99
§ 94.23 ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER.
   (A)   The Marion Animal Care and Control Officer(s) shall have powers in the enforcement of this subchapter.
   (B)   It shall be unlawful to interfere with any Marion Animal Control and Control Officer(s), to take or attempt to take any animal from the animal control vehicle used to transport the animals, or to take or attempt to take any animal from the Marion Animal Care and Control facility, Marion Grant County Humane Society, or impounding area.
   (C)    It shall be unlawful to hinder, molest, abuse, or fail to provide identification to the Marion Animal Care and Control Officer(s) in the exercise of these powers.
(Ord. 25-2021, passed 12-28-2021) Penalty, see § 94.99
§ 94.24 IMPOUNDMENT FEE.
   (A)   An owner reclaiming an impounded animal shall pay a fee to Marion Animal Care and Control. That fee shall be equal to the actual cost of housing the animal, not to exceed $50 per day.
   (B)   Any animal found to be stray and impounded by Marion Grant County Humane Society shall be reclaimed from Marion Grant County Humane Society by the owner at a fee equal to the actual cost of housing the animal, not to exceed $50 per day. If those fees are not paid and animal reclaimed within 72 hours, the impounding facility shall become the owner of said animal.
(Ord. 25-2021, passed 12-28-2021) Penalty, see § 94.99
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