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 14 (mmm) sss Small animal: Any small domestic animal including but not limited to ferrets, gerbils, guinea pigs, hamsters, mice and rats. (nntr) ttt) Small birds: Any small pet bird including but not limited to canaries, finches, cockatiels, lovebirds, small parakeets and parrotlets. (eeo (uuu ) Small reptile: A cold - blooded vertebrate including but not limited to bearded dragons, frogs, geckos, skinks, salamanders, and turtles. (ppp) (vvv) Stray: Any animal that is not under restraint and /or upon reasonable inquiry by an animal control officer does not appear to have an owner. This section does not apply to free - roaming and /or community cat(s) as defined in this Chapter. (qqq) www Tether: Attaching a domestic pet to a stationary object or pulley run by means of a chain, rope, tether, cable, or similar restraint. Tether does not include the use of a leash to walk a domestic pet. (FiT-) xxx Trap- neuter - return is a management technique in which homeless, free - roaming cats are humanely trapped, evaluated and sterilized by a licensed veterinarian, vaccinated against rabies, and then returned to their original habitat. (vvv) Unaltered: An animal that has not been operated on to prevent it from procreating. (sss) zzz Unprovoked: An action can be labeled "unprovoked" when the action or reaction of an animal was without stimulation, arousal, excitement, incitement, triggering, or otherwise motivating factors to provide for a reasonably foreseeable animal reaction. aaaa) Urban Chicken: A chicken living in the city limits officially knows as gallus domesticus, which is a domestic bird. It does not include other fowl, such as, but not limited to roosters, peacocks, turkey or waterfowl. Urban chickens are governed by the zoning regulations set forth in Section 21 -02.11 of this Code addressing Residential District zoning regulations. (ttt) b( bbb) Veterinarian:13 means Any person licensed and accredited to practice veterinary medicine in the State of Indiana. (xau) kcLccc Veterinary hospital: Any establishment maintained and operated by a licensed veterinarian for the purpose of hospitalization of animals or the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of animals. (N-,w) d( ddd) Vicious animal: Includes any of the following " Indiana Code 25 -38.1 sets forth the governing state regulations for veterinarians. Indiana Code § 25- 38.1 -1 -10 defines "licenses veterinarian ".