21-19 Ordinance Amending Chapter 5 Various Articles: Responsible Animal and Pet Ownership Care and Control Regulations

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(b) If upon investigation by an Animal Welfare Officer it is found that an owner and/or harbor meets the definition of a Habitual Offender, the matter will be set for hearing before the Animal Welfare Commission. (c) If found to be a habitual animal offender the Animal Welfare Commission may order a limit, restriction, or prohibition against animal ownership for a minimum of five (5) years or more as determined by the Animal Welfare Commission based on the totality of the circumstances of the violations observed. Sec. 5-44. - Free roaming cat trap-neuter return regulations. (c) The Division of Animal Welfare, or a community cat caretaker or a trap/neuter return organization, in order to encourage the stabilization of the free-roaming cat population may: (3) Release the cat to the Division of Animal Welfare for adoption or other disposition in accordance with law, or to a colony caretaker who will maintain the cat as part of a managed colony of community cats. Cat must be returned as close as possible to its location of capture unless illness or injury presents imminent danger to the animal. (d) Traps discovered by the Division of Animal Welfare to have been unlawfully set may be seized. SECTION V. Chapter 5,Article 4, Sections 5-50, 5-51 and 5-52 of the South Bend Municipal Code are hereby deleted and replaced to read in their entirety as follows: Sec. 5-50. -- Application for license or permits. (a) Application for licenses or permits may be made at the Resource Center, a SBARC designated facility, SBARC website, or by mail, and shall include the name, address of applicant, type of license or permit applied for, number and description of animal(s), information regarding sterilization, rabies vaccination certificate, microchip information; and upon request a list of all other vaccinations administered, if known, the date and type of vaccinations and the name of the person, business, or entity who administered them, a record of any known disease, illness or condition with which the animal is or has been afflicted; and record of any veterinary treatment or medication received by the animal and appropriate fee. (b) All license and permit fee schedules will be determined under the provisions of Sec. 5-110. (c) Pet Licenses are to be issued for a term of one (1) year to three (3) years, commencing and concluding with the date of the most recent rabies vaccination. Owner/guardians must contact the Resource Center with changes of address, telephone or ownership. Failure to keep contact information current may result in the inability of the Resource Center to contact an owner/guardian.