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ORDINANCE NO. rl) l 1% <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, <br /> INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 5 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE <br /> TO REVISE REQUIREMENTS AS TO IDENTIFICATION OF ANIMALS, <br /> TO REVISE PROVISIONS FOR ANIMAL CONTROL AND <br /> PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS <br /> STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT <br /> The purpose of this ordinance is to amend Chapter 5 of the <br /> Municipal Code to revise requirements as to identification of <br /> animals, to revise provisions for animal control and penalties <br /> for violations . <br /> SECTION I . Chapter 5, Article 1, of the South Bend <br /> Municipal Code shall be, and hereby is, amended to read as <br /> follows : <br /> Sec. 5-1. Definitions. <br /> The following terms and phrases shall have the meanings set <br /> forth in this article : <br /> (a) Abandonment means to deposit, leave, drop off or <br /> otherwise dispose of any live domestic animal without providing <br /> immediate human care on any public or private property. <br /> (b) A.D.B.A. means American Dog Breeders Association. <br /> (c) Agent means person (s) eighteen (18) years or older <br /> authorized by an owner to act in the owners behalf. <br /> (d) A.K. C. means American Kennel Club. <br /> (e) Altered Animal means any animal that has been operated <br /> on to prevent it from procreating. <br /> (f) American Pit Bull Terrier means the breed of dog <br /> registered and described by the United Kennel Club (U.K.C. ) and <br /> the American Dog Breeders Association (A.D.B.A. ) as the American <br /> Pit Bull Terrier, also known as the pit bull terrier, and any <br /> crossbreed of the American Pit Bull Terrier; but does not include <br /> the breeds known as the American Staffordshire Terrier, the <br /> Staffordshire Bull Terrier, the English Bulldog, the Bull <br /> Terrier, or the Bulldog, all of which are recognized by the <br /> American Kennel Club (A.K.C. ) . <br /> 1 <br />