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Responsible Animal and Pet Ownership Care and Control Regulation Ordinance <br />Page 32 <br />(a) All animals impounded by South Bend Animal Care and Control, a public or private <br />sheltering agency or rescue group shall be killed, only when necessary and consistent <br />with the requirements of this Chapter by lethal intravenous injection of sodium <br />pentobarbital, except as follows: <br />1. Intraperitoneal injections may be used only under the direction of a licensed <br />veterinarian, and only when intravenous injection is not possible for infant <br />animals, companion animals other than cats and dogs, or in comatose animals <br />with depressed vascular function. <br />2. Intracardiac injections may be used only when intravenous injection is not <br />possible for animals who are completely unconscious or comatose, and then only <br />under the direction of a veterinarian. <br />(b) No person other than a duly authorized agent of the animal control shelter may destroy <br />any domestic animal within the city limits; provided, however, this provision shall not <br />apply to the following: <br />1. A licensed veterinarian, <br />2. A veterinary staff member under the direct supervision of a veterinarian <br />3. Those persons acting in immediate self- protection. <br />(c) The Division of Animal Care and Control, other animal shelters, and /or public animal <br />facilities which destroy animals in the city, shall use only sodium pentobarbital or a <br />derivative substance for said purpose. <br />(d) The duly authorized animal control agent(s) must be trained in humane procedures by a <br />licensed veterinarian or a registered veterinary technician and shall perform the <br />destruction of animals in a humane manner as specified by the American Veterinary <br />Medical Association AVMA's Guidelines for Euthanasia .32 Said person(s) must have <br />letter from a licensed veterinarian citing their competency in humane euthanasia <br />procedures and must be evaluated by a licensed veterinarian on a yearly basis. <br />(e) No animal's body shall be disposed of until all vital signs are checked (fixed pupil, <br />cessation of heartbeat and respiration) to assure that death has occurred. <br />(f) No animal shall be allowed to witness any other animal being killed or being <br />tranquilized /sedated for the purpose of being killed or see the bodies of animals which <br />have already been killed. <br />(g) Animals shall be sedated /tranquilized as necessary to minimize their stress or discomfort, <br />or in the case of vicious animals, to ensure staff safety, except as follows: <br />i2 The "AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2013 Edition" consists of 102 pages and may be <br />accessed at https://www.avma.OTR/kb/i)olicies/documents/euthansia.pd f <br />