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

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Code in connection with the application or keeping of urban chickens or who has kept urban chickens or other animals in such a manner as to constitute a breach of the peace or a menace to the health, safety or welfare of the public. Upon denial or revocation of a permit, the Law Department shall provide notice to the permit applicant or holder and shall provide for a written appeal and hearing pursuant to the procedures in Section 4-16 of this Code. (c) The Department of Code Enforcement shall be responsible for the enforcement of this section. The Department of Code Enforcement shall comply with the duties which require the filing of a summary list of all warning notices and citations issued by the last Friday of each month with the Law Department, the Chairperson of the Health and Public Safety Committee, the Chairperson of the Residential Neighborhoods Committee, the Office of the City Clerk, and the Animal Welfare Commission. Sec. 5-22. - Fastening animals with rope or chain; choker collar. (e) Multiple tangling during tethering. If one(1) or more dogs at a residence have required a response from the Division of Animal Welfare to untangle tethers more than two (2) times in one (1) year, it shall be a violation of this Section. Sec. 5-36. -Notification of injury caused by motor vehicle to animals required. Any person operating a motor vehicle who causes injury or death to a domestic pet or large wild animal which may cause a public safety hazard shall stop at once, assess the extent of injury, and immediately notify the owner or Resource Center of the location of such animal or call the police or emergency services after hours. Sec. 5-37. -Notification of lost or stray animals required. (a) Persons finding a stray animal are to notify the Division of Animal Welfare within 24 hours (or within the next business day). At the discretion of the Division,the animal may be kept by the finder and a found report left with the department, to enable the finder an opportunity to return the animal to its rightful owner. (b) Upon demand by the Division of Animal Welfare, any found animal will be surrendered to the Division and held for three(3) business days, before a disposition is made. (d) With the exception of the SBARC, the finder will be considered the found animal's owner for the purposes of this chapter only after the animal is in the finder's custody for fifteen (15) continuous days and has been presented for microchip scanning. Sec. 5-38. - Potentially dangerous animals. (a) If an animal welfare officer or a law enforcement officer has investigated and determined that there exists probable cause to believe that an animal is potentially dangerous or vicious,