(A) For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
DOMESTICATED ANIMAL. Any animal, as defined in I.C. 15-5-1.1-2, knowingly fed and/or often maintained at a particular premises by an owner or any occupant of the premises. The term shall not include any non-predatory animal otherwise indigenous to the county, which is maintained outdoors and in a natural setting, nor shall it include any animal kept as livestock. However, the term shall include, but not be limited to, any and every dog and cat.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant of a premises used to harbor a domesticated animal to permit any such animal to:
(1) Be maintained in an unhealthy or inhumane fashion, including, but not limited to, allowing congregation of such adult animals in numbers of more than three; or
(2) Interfere with the condition, value, or use of another premises.
(Prior Code, § 91.03) (Ord. 96-05-01, passed 5-14-1996) Penalty, see § 91.99