For purposes of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ANIMAL. Any living, nonhuman vertebrate creature.
AT LARGE. Off the premises of the owner and not under the control of the owner or a member of his or her immediate family, either by leash, cord, chain, or otherwise.
BEE. Any stage of development of the common domestic honeybee, Apis mellifera species.
BEEKEEPER. A person owning, possessing or controlling one or more colonies of bees.
CAT. Both male and female cats.
COLONY. A hive and its equipment and appurtenances, including one queen, bees, comb, honey, pollen and brood.
DOG. Both male and female dogs.
HARBOR. To suffer or permit any dog or cat to frequent or remain on or within a house, building, premises, or enclosure.
HIVE. Any Langstroth type structure with movable frames intended for the housing of a bee colony. A hive typically consists of a cover, honey supers, brood chambers and a bottom board.
KENNEL. Any facility wherein any person engages in the business of boarding, breeding, buying, letting for hire, training for a fee, or selling dogs or cats; or any household or noncommercial animal establishment harboring four or more animals.
OWNER. Any person keeping or harboring a dog or cat.
(Ord. 2011-02, passed 10-11-11)