10660-19 Ordinance to Amend Chapter 5, Various Articles: Responsible Animal and Pet Ownership Care and Control Regulations

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animal control, care and disposition, as set forth in this chapter, and enforcement as used and described throughout this Article. It is operated by and under the direct supervision of the Director of the Department of Code Enforcement Department and the Shelter Manager Animal Resource Center Manager. (000) . : - -- . .. . • • - - . _ . - ... . . - - - `' . . • -•- . . - . . . . SBARC(South Bend Animal Resource Center) means the Animal Resource Center and the Division of Animal Welfare. The Animal Resource Center is where the City shelters animals and the Division of Animal Welfare enforces the ordinances relating to the care, treatment and control of animals. This was previously known as SBACC or South Bend Animal Care and Control. (rrr) Animal Resource Center Manager means the Shelter Manager Animal Resource Center Manager for the South Bend Animal Resource Center and Care and Control. the Division of Animal Welfare. This was previously known as the Shelter Manager. SECTION II. Chapter 5, Article 1, Section 5-2 of the South Bend Municipal Code is updated to refer to the revised definitions from Section I above, as follows: Sec. 5-2. Definitions. (ee)Enforcement Authority means law Enforcement Control Agencies and officers acting on their behalf and • •-. . . . . . • e • Animal Welfare Officers sanctioned by the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, or the State of Indiana. (ii) Foster home means the physical location away from an-animal-shelter Animal Resource Center providing temporary care to a foster animal. (iii) Quarantining authority means the Department of Code Enforcement, Care and Control Division of Animal Welfare, its agents, employees and designees, acting under directives and regulations of the Health Department of St. Joseph County or the Indiana sState bBoard of aAnimal hHealth(BOAH). (mm) Impoundment 8 U means to seize and place in to into the Animal Shelter Animal Resource Center for the City of South Bend, any animals found in violation of this chapter and/or Indiana law, or to temporarily house animals in protective custody due to disaster or other tragic event. U (tt)Litter permit means the permit required by any person who intentionally or unintentionally causes or allows the breeding of a litter of dogs or cats in a twelve-month period. Exception: if the parent animal(s) are altered within fourteen(14) weeks after giving birth or the parent animal(s) and the litter are relinquished to C SBARC within fourteen(14)weeks after birth of the litter, all permit requirements shall be waived. (fff)Protective custody impound means to seize and place in-to into the Animal Resource Center .. . - : •• :, any animals due to disaster or other tragic event. (vvv) Stray means any animal that is not under restraint and/or upon reasonable inquiry by an animal-eentrel-effteer Animal Welfare Officer does not appear to have an owner. This section does not apply to free-roaming and/or community cat(s) as defined in this chapter. SECTION III. Chapter 5,Article 3, and all or certain subparts of Sections 5-16,5- 20,5-22,5-36, 5-37, 5-38, 5-39,5-40,5-42, 5-43 and 5-44 of the South Bend Municipal Code are amended to read as follows: Sec. 5-16. Medical and grooming care requirements. (b) Any animal deemed by the cum SBARC staff to require medical evaluation must be evaluated by a licensed veterinarian to maintain humane care. Any treatment necessary shall be at the discretion of the veterinarian. Proof of compliance must be provided. 2