Amending Chapter 5 in its Entirety Replacing it With A New Chapter 5 Entitled Responsible Animal and Pet Ownership Care and Control Regulations

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Substitute Bill No. 17 -14 Responsible Animal and Pet Ownership Care and Control Regulation Ordinance Page 10 (ee) (gg) Exotic animal: means Any animal whose normal native habitat is not indigenous to the continental United States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii, except fish and fur- bearing animals commercially bred for the furrier trade and birds defined under federal regulations, and nonpoisonous snakes and reptiles (dd) (hh) Foster animal: means Any animal placed by an animal welfare organization in temporary care at a foster home until it is adopted. For the purposes of this Chapter, it is not owned by the animal welfare organization or the foster home and is exempt from license requirements while it is a foster animal. (ee) ii ) Foster home: Physical location away from an animal shelter providing temporary care to a foster animal. "_jj _Free- roaming cat: Any unowned, unaltered outdoor cat (gg) k(kk ) Grooming shop: A commercial establishment where animals are bathed, clipped, plucked or otherwise groomed. (W (11) Harboring: means The actions of any person that permit any animal habitually to remain at large or to be fed within his/her home, store, enclosure, yard or place of business or any premises on which such person resides or controls. An animal shall be presumed harbored if it is fed or sheltered for three (3) consecutive days. This does not apply to community cats or free - roaming cats. (4) mm Impoundment: 8 To seize and place in to the Animal Shelter for the City of South Bend, any animals found in violation of this Chapter and/or Indiana law, or to temporarily house animals in protective custody due to disaster or other tragic event.9 & nn Intact animal permit: The permit required by any person engaged in owning or harboring more than one dog over the age of six (6) months, which is unaltered, and /or more than one (1) cat over the age of six (6) months, which is unaltered. (kk) (oo) Kennel: Any person, group of persons, partnership or corporation engaged in keeping more than one (1) unaltered dog, or the business of boarding, or training for a fee, or grooming and which is zoned for such purposes. 8 Indiana Code § 3546 -3 -6 addresses the impoundment of animals, probable cause hearings and bond requirements ' Indiana Code § 15- 20 -1 -7 authorizes a "law enforcement officer or any other person having authority to impound animals [who] has probable cause to believe that there has been a violation..." with Indiana Code § 35- 46 -3 -6 applying. Indiana Code § 3546 -3 -11, Version A sets forth cruelty to law enforcement animal regulations effective until July 1, 2014 and Indiana Code § 35- 46 -3 -11, Version B sets forth cruelty to law enforcement animal regulations which become effective July 1, 2014.