As used in this title, the following terms mean:
ABANDONMENT: Placing an animal at risk in an unsafe or dangerous environment where the animal is unable to fend for itself or where the animal is unsupervised for a period of longer than twenty four (24) hours without ensuring the animal of basic needs such as food, water, shelter or necessary medical attention. Abandonment shall also include the failed promise of reclaiming an animal seventy two (72) hours beyond the due date to pick up the animal in agreement with a kennel, grooming service, veterinary hospital or animal shelter, including owners who refuse to reclaim the pet or sign relinquishment authorization.
ALTERED: Surgically neutered male animal or surgically spayed female animal incapable of procreating or certified by a licensed veterinarian to be physically incapable of procreating.
ANIMAL: Any living nonhuman creature, both domestic and wild, male and female, singular and plural.
ANIMAL SERVICES COORDINATOR: The Animal Services Coordinator who supervises the animal control officers and other animal services staff within the City's Police Department.
ANIMAL SERVICES OFFICER: Any person designated by the City and sworn as a law enforcement officer to perform the duties as described in this title.
ANIMAL SHELTER: The Weber County Animal Shelter which is utilized for the purpose of protective custody for animals held under the authority of this title or State law.
AT LARGE: Any animal off the premises of the owner and either not under control of the owner or his/her agent by leash or not confined within a vehicle; or any animal on the premises of the owner and not securely confined by a leash, building or fenced area.
ATTACK: To set upon with violent force.
BITE: Any injury caused by an animal's teeth which results in a break in the skin.
CAT: A domestic feline, either male or female of any age.
CATTERY: The land or building used in the keeping of seven (7) or more cats at least six (6) months old.
CUSTODY: Ownership, possession of, harboring, or exercising control over any animal.
DANGEROUS DOG: As defined in subsection 13-2-8A of this chapter.
DEPARTMENT: The City's Police Department.
DIVISION: The Support Services Division of the City's Police Department.
DOG: A domestic canine, either male or female of any age.
EUTHANASIA: The humane destruction of an animal accomplished by an approved method that involves unconsciousness and immediate death or by a method that causes painless loss of consciousness and death during such loss of consciousness.
FERRET: The domesticated ferret commonly known as the European ferret or Mustela putorius furo, either male or female of any age, but not including the black footed ferret or any other type of undomesticated ferret.
FIERCE: Violently hostile or aggressive in temperament.
HANDLER: Any person who has control, charge, care, custody of, or responsibility for, an animal at any given time.
HARBORING: Performing any act involving the provision of care, shelter, protection, refuge, food or nourishment in such manner as to extend control over the animal, and includes permitting a stray or lost animal or an animal belonging to another person, to be kept, fed or lodged within or upon a person's property.
HUMANE TREATMENT: The act or manner of treating an animal with compassion and consideration and protecting an animal from dangers, mistreatment or abuse.
HYBRID: Any animal, however domesticated, that has been crossbred with a wild animal or hybrid thereof.
KEEPER: A person in charge, possession, control, care, or keeping of an animal, regardless of ownership.
KENNEL: The land or building used in the keeping of three (3) or more dogs at least six (6) months old.
LEASH: Any chain, rope or device used to restrain an animal that does not endanger or harm its physical well being as defined under the definition of restraint/tethering.
LIVESTOCK: Animals that are domesticated and normally kept on farm or range lands including, but not limited to, horses, cattle, swine, sheep and goats, including dwarf varieties.
OWNER: Any person, partnership or corporation harboring, keeping, possessing, maintaining, having an ownership interest in or having control or custody of an animal.
PET SHOP: Any person, partnership or corporation, whether operated separately or in connection with another business enterprise except for a licensed kennel or cattery that acquires live animals and sells or offers to sell or rent such live animals to the public or to retail outlets.
PROTECTIVE CUSTODY: Having been received into the care of the Support Services Division of the City's Police Department or any authorized agent or representative thereof, including seizure due to violation of the law or to come into compliance with the law, to be held as evidence, or for the protection of the animal.
PROVOCATION: As defined in subsection 13-2-8A of this chapter.
PUBLIC NUISANCE: Any animal which violates the provisions of this title as described in section 13-2-7 of this chapter.
QUARANTINE: The isolation of an animal in a substantial, properly ventilated enclosure that does not harm or endanger the animal, so that it is not subject to contact with other animals or unauthorized persons.
RESIDENT ANIMAL: Any animal kept, harbored, or sheltered in the City for thirty (30) days or more.
RESIDENTIAL CHICKEN: A female domesticated fowl of the genus Gallus, commonly referred to as a hen chicken.
RESTRAINT/TETHERING: Securing any animal by a leash, tether or enclosing the animal in a secured building or fenced area adequately constructed and maintained to keep the animal from running at large. "Humane restraint" shall mean and require that when a dog is chained or tied outdoors, the chain or material the animal is tied with shall be so placed or attached that it cannot become entangled with the chains or ties of other dogs or with any other object. Such restraint should be adequate to the breed and dog's abilities and of a humane nature. Such chains or ties shall be at least three (3) times the length of the dog as measured from the top of its nose to the base of its tail and shall allow the dog convenient access to shelter and shall be no longer than twenty five feet (25').
TEMPORARY ANIMAL: Any animal kept, harbored, or sheltered in the City for less than thirty (30) days.
VETERINARIAN: Any person legally licensed to practice veterinary medicine.
VETERINARY HOSPITAL: Any establishment maintained and operated by a licensed veterinarian for surgery, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of animals.
VICIOUS ANIMAL: Any animal which is dangerously aggressive, including an animal which has bitten or in any other manner attacked any person or animal. Dogs which are vicious are defined as "dangerous dogs" in subsection 13-2-8A of this chapter.
WILD ANIMALS: Any animal which is not commonly domesticated, or which, irrespective of geographic origin, is of a wild or predatory nature, or any other animal which because of its size, growth propensity, vicious nature or other characteristics, would constitute an unreasonable danger to human life, health or property if not kept, maintained or confined in a safe and secure manner, and animals which, as a result of their natural or wild condition cannot be vaccinated effectively for rabies. These animals, however domesticated, shall include, but are not limited to:
A. Alligators, caiman and crocodiles.
B. Bears (Ursidae); all bears including grizzly bear, brown bear, black bear, etc.
C. The cat family (Felidae); all except the commonly accepted domestic cats, and including cheetah, cougar, leopard, lion, lynx, panther, mountain lion, tiger, wildcat, etc., and any hybrids.
D. The dog family (Canidae); all except domesticated dogs, and including wolf, fox, coyote, etc., and any hybrids.
E. Porcupines (Erethizontidae).
F. Primates (Hominidae); all nonhuman primates.
G. Raccoons (Procyonidae); all raccoons including the eastern raccoon, desert raccoon, ring tailed cat, etc.
H. Skunks.
I. Venomous fish and piranha.
J. Venomous snakes and lizards, and any snake exceeding nine feet (9') in length.
K. The weasel family (Mustelidae); all, including weasel, marten, wolverine, black footed ferret (but not including other domesticated ferrets as defined herein), badger, otter, ermine, mink, mongoose, etc., except those humanely raised for their pelts.
L. Any animal of a species that is susceptible to the rabies virus for which there is no Federally approved vaccine.
WORRY: To harass or intimidate by barking or baring of teeth, growling, biting, shaking or tearing with the teeth, or approaching any person in apparent attitude of attack or any aggressive behavior which would cause a reasonable person to feel they were in danger of immediate physical attack.
(Ord. 2017-50, 12-19-2017)