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ORDINANCE NO. 5683 -74 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5, ANIMALS, OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND. BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that: SECTION I. The following sections of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend shall be amended to read as follows, to -wit: Sec. 5 -1. Definitions. (a) As used in this Chapter: (1) "Animals" mean any and all types of animals, both domesticated and wild, male and female, except man. (2) "At large" means off the premises of the owner or custodian of the animals and not under the immediate con- trol of the owner or custodian. (3) "Dog" means a carnivorous domesticated mammal. (4) "Dog license" means a license and registra- tion tag required to be issued annually for each individual dog. (5) "Keep" or "harbor" means to maintain, possess, control and use. (6) "Kennel" means any establishment wherein or whereon the business of boarding or selling dogs or breeding dogs for sale is carried on, except a pet shop. (7) "Owner" means any person owning, controlling, harboring or keeping any dog, or any other animals. (8) "Pet shop" means an establishment at which are kept for sale any animals, commonly known as household pets, excluding kennels. Sec. 5 -5. License and registration required. (a) All dogs kept, harbored or maintained by their owners in the City shall be licensed and registered. Dog licenses shall be issued by the Controller upon payment of a license tax of Two Dollars ($2.00) per year in the month of January, and annually thereafter. No license shall be issued unless the owner shows, at the time it is requested, a certificate that the vaccination required by Section 5 -20 has been made. Sec. 5 -16. Running at large prohibited; leash. (a) No person owning or having charge, care, custody or control of any dog shall cause, permit or allow the dog to be or to run at large upon any street, alley or other public place or upon any private property or premises other than those of the person owning or having charge, care, custody or control of such dog within the City unless such dog is restrained by a substantial chain or leash and is in charge and control of a competent person. (b) Any dog that is found at large upon any street, alley or other public place or upon any private property or premises other than those of the person owning or having charge, care, custody or control of such dog shall be captured by the City, and