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

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(A)It shall be unlawful to be a habitual animal offender. For the purposes of this section, a HABITUAL ANIMAL OFFENDER shall mean any animal owner or harborer, who within any three-year period is convicted with three or more violations of animal care regulations of this chapter. The controlling date is the date of each animal ordinance violation, not the date of the pleaentered, or the conviction resulting there from. (B)If found to be a habitual animal offender the court may order alimited, restricted or prohibition againstanimal ownership for five or such greater number of years as determined by ACCaminimum period of three years, not to exceed ten yearsa determined or indefinite period of time. (Ord. G-37-07, passed 12-11-07) REGISTRATION AND COMMERCIAL PERMITS § 91.050PET REGISTRATION REQUIRED; EXCEPTION; TAGS; MICROCHIP IMPLANT. (A)Any person owning, keeping, harboring or having custody of any dog or cat over the age of five months must obtain a pet registration for such animal; provided, however, that no pet registration shall be required of any animal welfare organization, municipal animal control facility or governmental agency, or guide dog. Animals belonging to those agencies or persons will be issued complimentary registration tags. (B)A durable tag stamped with registration number and year of issuance will be provided to pet registration holders for each registration granted. Dogs and cats must wear their tags at all times on their collars, except when involved in any organized show, obedience demonstration, training situation or under the care of a licensed veterinarian. (C)Any person owning an altered dog or cat may, as an alternative to an annual pet registration, obtain a microchip implant for the dog or cat for lifetime pet registration.This special permanent registration would be for the lifetime of the dog or cat for which they are the registered owner. Such residents shall not be required to annually purchase a new pet registration for the lifetime of such registered animals. (1)Each lifetime registration will receive a durable stainless steel tag with a registration number for each registration granted.Dogs and cats must wear their tags at all times on their collars.Replacement tags arethe responsibility of the owner at such time the tag becomes unreadable, owner must come into the shelter for a replacement. (D)Any person owning any dog or cat which has been implanted with a microchip shall transfer the microchip documentationwiththeDepartment of Animal Control and national registry upon sale, trade, barter, gift or transfer of an animal.Any animal received by Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control with an untraceable tag or microchip due to an owners failure to keep contact information current for tracing with Animal Control, a national registry, or the veterinarian will be held three business days prior to disposition.