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Responsible Animal and Pet Ownership Care and Control Regulation Ordinance <br />Page 33 <br />1. neuromuscular blocking agents shall not be used as sole agent. <br />(h) Following their injection, animals shall be lowered to the surface on which they are being <br />held and shall not be permitted to drop or otherwise collapse without support. <br />(i) An animal may not be left unattended between the time procedures to kill the animal are <br />commenced and the time death occurs, nor may the body be disposed of until death is <br />verified. <br />0) Verification of death shall be confirmed for each animal in all of the following ways: <br />1. by lack of heartbeat, verified by a stethoscope; <br />2. by lack of respiration, verified by observation; <br />3. by pale, bluish gums and tongue, verified by observation; and <br />4. by lack of eye response, verified if lid does not blink when eye is touched and <br />pupil remains dilated when a light is shined on it. <br />Sec. 5 -43 Habitual Animal Offender. <br />(a) It shall be unlawful to be a habitual animal offender. For the purposes of this Section, an <br />habitual animal offender shall mean any animal owner or harborer, who within any two - <br />year period is cited with three (3) or more violations of animal care regulations of this <br />Chapter. The controlling date is the date of each animal ordinance violation.. <br />(b) If upon investigation by an Animal Control Officer it is found that an owner and /or <br />harbor meets the definition of a Habitual Offender, the matter will be set for hearing <br />before the Animal Control Commission. <br />(c) If found to be a habitual animal offender the Animal Control Commission may order a <br />limit, restriction, or prohibition against animal ownership for a minimum of five (5) years <br />or more as determined by the Animal Control Commission based on the totality of the <br />circumstances of the violations observed. <br />Sec. 5 -44 Through See. 549 Reserved for Future Use. <br />Article 4. Pet Registration Requirements and Commercial Animal Permits. <br />Sec. 5 -50 Pet Registration Required; Exception; Tags; Microchip Implant. <br />(a) Any person owning, keeping, harboring or having custody of any dog or cat over the age <br />of six (6) months must obtain a pet registration for such animal; provided, however, that <br />