For the purpose of this article, certain terms and words are herewith defined as follows:
DOG: Any animal of canine species regardless of sex.
DOG, FEMALE: Any dog of the female gender on which no alternative surgery of the genital organs has been performed.
DOG, MALE: Any dog of masculine gender, not castrated.
DOG, NEUTERED: Any male dog which has been castrated by a licensed veterinarian and accompanied by a certificate asserting that said operation has been performed.
DOG OWNER: Every person in possession of or harboring any dog or who shall suffer any such dog to remain about his premises for the period of ten (10) days.
DOG, SPAYED FEMALE: Any female dog on which an ovariectomy or ovariohisterectomy has been performed by a licensed veterinarian and accompanied by a certificate asserting that said operation has been performed.
DOG, STRAY: Any unlicensed or licensed dog found unattached or loose anywhere within the town limits.
RABIES: A communicable disease of both wild and domestic animals transmittable to humans, as defined by the public health department. "Specific infectious disease of certain animals, as by bite of infected animal and due to a filtrable virus", as defined in "Dorland's Medical Dictionary".
VACCINATIONS OR VACCINATION FOR RABIES: Inoculation of a dog with standard rabies vaccine. (Ord. 162, 4-7-1986; amd. Res., 8-3-1987; Res. 86-1998, 8-15-1998; Ord. 268, 7-8-2008)