8467-94 Amending Various sections within Chapter 5 Animals & Fowls

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r T • Animal Control Ordinance Page 4 Neighborhood Committee of the South Bend Common Council. and the Department of Code Enforcement. Section V. Chapter 5,Article 3, Section 5-8 of the South Bend Municipal Code is amended by the addition of new paragraph(1)which shall read in its entirety as follows: Sec. 5-8. General Animal Care:Regulations. (k) Is properly restrained and not at large. (1) Are not raffled,offered or given as a prize,premium or advertising device. All persons are prohibited from provoking an animal, where the animal's resulting behavior after such provocation, would result in the owner of said animal being in violation of the requirements of this Chapter. Section VI. Chapter 5,Article 3, Section 5-15 (a) of the South Bend Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: (a) Any person desiring to raise any of the following-named domestic animals or fowl must have a minimum of five(5) acres in land: (1) Cow,ox,cattle,cattle, or other livestock. (2) Donkey, ass, burro, mule. (3) Pig, swine, hog.,pot belly pig. (4) Sheep. (5) Goat. (6) Chickens,roosters, geese, turkeys, ducks, or other fowl. (7) Bees. The maximum number of such animals which may be maintained on such property shall be determined in light of current animal husbandry and veterinarian standards. Section VII. Chapter 5, Article 3, Section 5-19 of the South Bend Municipal Code is amended to read in its entirety as follows: Sec. 5-19. Annual Vaccination of Dogs and Cats Required. 1 (a) No owner of any dog or cat shall keep or maintain a dog or cat over the age of six (6) months unless it has been vaccinated by a licensed veterinarian with anti-rabies vaccine. (b) Annual Proof of vaccination shall be maintained by the owner for display if requested by the City or its agents. 1 State law reference: Indiana Code §35-46-3-1,addresses harboring an animal over six(6)months of age and the rabies immunization requirement.