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

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• Animal Control Ordinance Page 7 (e) The City Controller's office and/or the City's duly authorized third party shall keep a permanent record of the name and address of the owner or agent of each such deg animal licensed under this article and the number of ownership, name, breed, sex, color, and two(2)photographs of each such deg animal so licensed. The City Controller's office and/or the City's duly authorized third party shall furnish to any law enforcement agency a true copy of these records upon request. (f) The City Controller's Office and/or the City's duly authorized third party shall keep the licensing records for said dogs animals licensed under this article separate from the records for all other breeds of-dogs. animals. (g) The pens or structures, and any devices used to secure dangerous animals required by Section 5-28 shall be inspected by the City or its duly authorized agent at least on an annual basis and upon a verified citizen complaint being filed regarding the conditions of such pens or structures. Section X. Chapter 5, Article 4.5, Section 5-28 of the South Bend Municipal Code is amended in part to read as follows: Sec. 5-28 Specific Regulations. (a) Defacing tattoos. A person, corporation, club or organization shall not tattoo any number over or upon the number tattooed on a deg animal pursuant to this article so as to deface the number and prevent identification by the owner of the-deg animal. A person, corporation, club, or organization who violates this subsection is guilty of any ordinance violation punishable by a fine of not mere-than fifty dollars ($ 50.00). (b) Notification. A person other than an Animal Control Officer who harbors or holds in his or her possession a stray deg animal licensed under this article of which he or she is not the owner or agent and does not report such possession to the South Bend Police Department or the Department of Code Enforcement within four(4) hours after he or she comes into possession of said deg animal is guilty of an ordinance violation punishable by a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00). (c) Breeding. (1) A person who intends to breed the American Pit Bull Terrier or other potentially dangerous dog animal shall apply to the City Controller's office or the City's duly authorized third party for a license to breed such dogs animals. The applicant shall specify in the application the breed, age, sex and license number of each such dog animal the person intends to use for breeding. The application shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00); however,in the event that an application for license is made after September first of each year, the fee shall be prorated to one-half(1/2) of the yearly license fee. The applicant must address the following items when completing said application: a. Description of physical facilities where the breeding will take place;