05-16-13 SBACC Special Commitee - 2013 Ordinance Revisions

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§ 91.032 ANIMALS IN VEHICLES. No animal shall be leftunattended inavehicle when the conditions in that vehicle would constitute a health hazard to the animal.Conditions include but are not limited to extreme temperatures (hot/cold), hazardous material, confinement, or lack of provisionswhich jeopardizesthe safety of the animal. ('74 Code, § 6-4(14)) (Ord. G-14-81, passed 9-22-81; Am. Ord. S-208-85, passed 11-12-85; Am. Ord. G-07-86,passed2-11-86; Am. Ord. G-32-86, passed 8-26-86; Am. Ord. G-18-03, passed 5-27-03)Penalty, see § 91.999 § 91.033LOST OR STRAY ANIMALS. (A)Persons finding a stray animal are to notify the Department of Animal Control within 48 hours. At the discretion of the department, 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 Department of Animal Control, any found animal will be surrendered to the department and held for three working days, before a disposition is made. (C)Persons finding an animal are obligated to comply with all rules and regulations of this chapter pertaining to humane care and treatment of animals, while said animal is in their custody awaiting return to its actual owner. (D)With the exception of the Allen County S.P.C.A., 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 30 continuous days and has been presented for microchip scanning. ('74 Code, § 6-5)(Ord. G-14-81, passed 9-22-81; Am. Ord. S-208-85, passed 11-12-85; Am. Ord. S-22-86, passed 2-25-86; Am. Ord. G-18-03, passed 5-27-03) § 91.034DANGEROUS ANIMALS PROHIBITED. (A)Potentially dangerous dogs.Classification of a dog as potentially dangerous shall be based upon specific behaviors exhibited by the dog and defined injuries caused by the dog. These levels are not a progression and nothing shall prohibit the court from starting at any level. For purposes of this chapter, injuries and behaviors are defined in various levels of potentially dangerous dogs.Upon finding by the court that a violation of this section has occurred the court shall declare the behavior to fall within one of the following levels and impose upon the owner/ harborer of the dog the following conditions: (1)Level 1 behavior is established if a dog isrunning at largenot legally restrainedand causes injury to another animal or human that results in an oral scratch or less thenthanfour punctures. Upon a finding by the court that this has occurred the court may impose a penalty under § 91.999and shall order that: