As used in this title:
ANIMAL AT LARGE: Any domesticated animal, whether or not licensed, not under restraint, as defined in this section.
ANIMAL BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT: Any establishment that takes in animals for boarding for profit.
ANIMAL CONTROL DIRECTOR: The chief of police.
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER: The special functions officer or any sworn officer of the Price City police department.
ANIMAL GROOMING PARLOR: Any establishment maintained for the purpose of offering cosmetological services for animals for profit.
ANIMAL SHELTER: A facility owned and/or operated by a governmental entity or any animal welfare organization that is incorporated within the state under Utah Code Annotated section 76-9-302, as amended, and used for the care and custody of seized, stray, homeless, quarantined, abandoned or unwanted dogs, cats or other small domestic animals.
ANIMAL UNDER RESTRAINT: Any animal under the control of its owner or person having charge, care, custody or control, except a dog shall not be considered under control of the owner unless on a leash or lead, confined within a vehicle, or within the real property limits of the owner.
AVIARY: An establishment, cage, pen, loft or other enclosure where four (4) or more birds of flight, except chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and peacocks, are kept for purposes of breeding, training, showing or selling such birds for profit.
BITE: An actual puncture, tear or abrasion of the skin inflicted by the teeth of an animal.
CAT: Any age feline of the domesticated types.
CATTERY: An establishment for boarding, breeding, buying, grooming or selling cats for profit.
CITATION: A Price City police department uniform citation or information and notice to appear. The person receiving the citation shall be subject to all criminal penalties under law.
COUNTY: Carbon County, Utah.
DOG: Any Canis familiaris over four (4) months of age. Any Canis familiaris under four (4) months of age is a puppy.
DOMESTICATED ANIMALS: Animals, including pets and farm animals, accustomed to living in or about the habitation of man, including, but not limited to, cats, dogs, fowl, horses, swine and goats.
ENCLOSURE: A fence or structure of at least six feet (6') in height, forming or causing an enclosure suitable to confine a vicious dog in conjunction with other measures which may be taken by the owner or keeper, such as tethering of the vicious dog.
GUARD DOG: A working dog which must be kept in a fenced run or other suitable enclosure during business hours, or on a leash or under absolute control while working, so it cannot come into contact with the public.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT: The Southeastern Utah health department.
HOLDING FACILITY: Any pet shop, kennel, cattery, groomery, riding school, stable, animal shelter, veterinary hospital, humane establishment or any other such facilities used for holding animals.
IMPOUNDED: Any animals taken into custody by any sworn officer of the police department.
KENNEL 1 : Any premises where three (3) or more dogs older than four (4) months are kept, except as may be approved by conditional use permit.
LEASH OR LEAD: Any chain, rope or device used to restrain an animal.
NOTICE: A Price City municipal corporation notice of ordinance violation. The person receiving the notice shall be liable for a civil penalty. Notices will only apply to chapters 3 through 13 of this title.
OFFICE OF ANIMAL CONTROL: The Price City police department.
PERSON: A natural person or any legal entity, including, but not limited to, a corporation, firm, partnership, or trust.
PET: A domesticated animal kept for pleasure rather than utility, but not limited to birds, cats, dogs, fish, hamsters, mice and other animals associated with man's environment.
PET SHOP: Any establishment containing cages or exhibition pens, not part of a kennel or cattery, wherein dogs, cats, birds or other pets for sale are kept or displayed.
PROVOKED: Any deliberate act by a person towards a dog or any other animal done with the intent to tease, torment, abuse, assault or otherwise cause a reaction by the dog or other animal; provided, however, that any act by a person done with the intent to discourage or prevent a dog or other animal from attacking shall not be considered to be a "provocation".
QUARANTINE: The isolation of an animal in a substantial enclosure so that the animal is not subject to contact with other animals or unauthorized persons.
RIDING SCHOOL OR STABLE: An establishment which offers boarding and/or riding instruction for any horse, pony, donkey, mule or burro, or which offers such animals for hire.
STRAY: Any animal "at large", as defined herein.
VICIOUS ANIMAL: Any animal that approaches any person or domesticated animal in apparent attitude of attack or threat, bites, inflicts injury, assaults, or otherwise attacks a human being or domesticated animal, or that has a known propensity, tendency, or disposition to attack, to cause injury, or to otherwise endanger the safety of human beings or domesticated animals. There is a rebuttable presumption that all wild animals are vicious animals.
VICIOUS DOG:
A. A. Any dog that approaches any person or domesticated animal in apparent attitude of attack or threat;
B. Any dog which bites, inflicts injury, assaults, worries, or otherwise attacks a human being or domesticated animal on any public or private property; or
C. Any dog with a known propensity, tendency, history, or disposition to act in a vicious manner, as set forth above, provided that a dog shall not be deemed to be vicious based solely on their breed.
WILD ANIMAL: Any animal of a species that in their natural life are wild, including those 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 and crocodiles;
B. Bears (ursidae): All bears including grizzly bears, brown bears, black bears, etc.;
C. Cat family (felidae): All except the commonly accepted domesticated cats, and including cheetah, cougars, leopards, lions, lynx, panthers, mountain lions, tigers, wildcats, etc.;
D. Dog family (canidae): All except domesticated dogs, and including wolf, part wolf, fox, part fox, coyote, part coyote, etc.;
E. Porcupine (erethizontidae);
F. Primate (hominiddae): All subhuman primates;
G. Raccoon (prosynnidae): All raccoons including eastern raccoon, desert raccoon, ringtailed cat, etc.;
H. Skunks;
I. Venomous fish and piranha;
J. Venomous snakes or lizards;
K. Weasels (mustelidae): All including weasels, martens, wolverines, ferrets, badgers, otters, ermine, mink, mongoose, etc., except that persons raising members of this family as a business for their pelts shall not be prohibited by this title. (Ord. 90-005, 1990; amd. Ord. 91-007, 1991; Ord. 2022-006, 12-14-2022)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See also definition in section 18.02.130 of this code. |