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 11 (11) (pp)--Large or Exotic Birds: Any large or exotic pet bird including but not limited to caiques, conures, lories, lorikeets, large parakeets, parrots, poicephalus, African greys, Amazons, Cockatoos, eclectus, and macaws. ( Lqq) Law Enforcement Animal, K -9 dogs and police dogs: Means A professionally trained-god dog used by law enforcement officers for law enforcement purposes and activities.— e () (rr) Lawful trap, snare, or similar device: A humane, box style trap of suitable size and construction appropriate for the target species. (ee) (ss) Leash: Means -A cord, rope, strap or other such physical restraint. (pp) (tt) Litter permit: The permit required by any person who intentionally or unintentionally causes or allows the breeding of a litter of dogs or cats in a twelve -month period. Exception: if the parent animal(s) are altered within fourteen (14) weeks after giving birth or the parent animal(s) and the litter are relinquished to SBACC within fourteen 14 weeks after birth of the litter, all permit requirements shall be waived. " (uu) Medium or large reptile: A cold - blooded vertebrate including but not limited to iguanas, monitors, snakes, and tortoises. (qq) (yvJ Microchip implant: A passive electronic device that is injected into an animal by means of a pre - packaged sterilized implanting device for purposes of identification and/or the recovery of animals by their owner(s). (ss) ww Microchip reader: An electronic device that detects any implanted microchip. (xx) Non - Commercial • Not of pertaining to or characteristic of commerce. (tt) Lyx20wner /guardian: A person owning or harboring one (1) or more animals for a period of longer than twenty -one (21) days; however, caretakers of free - roaming and /or community cats shall not be deemed to be owners or guardians of such animals. ll (uu) (zz) Patron Contact: Any person acting within the realm of a guest, customer, visitor, client, or the like to an establishment may not touch, handle, or physically interact in any way with an exotic and /or dangerous animal, unless they are acting under the scope of their legally sanctioned "enforcement authority" in each particular instance. ( aaa Person:', An individual, firm, corporation or commercial establishment 10 Indiana Code & 3546-3-4.5 defines "law enforcement animal". Indiana Code § 15- 20 -1 -2 defines "owner" as "...a person who possesses, keeps, or harbors a dog".