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Substitute Bill No. 17 -14 <br />Responsible Animal and Pet Ownership Care and Control Regulation Ordinance <br />Page 36 <br />(2) Intracardiac injections may be used only when intravenous injection is not possible <br />for animals who are completely unconscious or comatose, and then only under the <br />direction of a veterinarian. <br />(b) No person other than a duly authorized agent of the animal control shelter may destroy <br />euthanize any domestic animal within the city limits; provided, however, this provision shall <br />not 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 derivative substance <br />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 destruction of animals in <br />a humane manner as specified by the American Veterinary Medical Association AVMA's Guidelines <br />for Euthanasia. 35 Said person(s) must have letter from a licensed veterinarian citing their competency in <br />humane euthanasia 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, cessation <br />of heartbeat and respiration) to assure that death has occurred. <br />(f) No animal shall be allowed to witness any other animal being killed euthanized or being <br />tranquilized /sedated for the purpose of being ]Filled euthanized or see the bodies of animals which have <br />already been killed euthanized. <br />(g) Animals shall be sedated /tranquilized as necessary to minimize their stress or discomfort, or <br />in the case of vicious animals, to ensure staff safety, except as follows: <br />iR) 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 verified. <br />35 The "AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2013 Edition" consists of 102 pages and may be accessed at <br />https://www.avma.org/kb/policies/documents/euthansia.pd <br />