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 37 (j) Verification of death shall be confirmed for each animal in all of the following ways: (1) By lack of heartbeat, verified by a stethoscope; (2) By lack of respiration, verified by observation; (3) By pale, bluish gums and tongue, verified by observation; and (4) By lack of eye response, verified if lid does not blink when eye is touched and pupil remains dilated when a light is shined on it. See. 5 -43 Habitual Animal Offender. (a) It shall be unlawful to be a habitual animal offender. For the purposes of this Section, an habitual animal offender shall mean any animal owner or harborer, who within any two- year period is cited with three (3) or more violations of animal care regulations of this Chapter. The controlling date is the date of each animal ordinance violation. (b) If upon investigation by an Animal Control Officer it is found that an owner and /or harbor meets the definition of a Habitual Offender, the matter will be set for hearing before the Animal Control Commission. (c) If found to be a habitual animal offender the Animal Control Commission may order a limit, restriction, or prohibition against animal ownership for a minimum of five (5) years or more as determined by the Animal Control Commission based on the totality of the circumstances of the violations observed. See. 5 -44 Free Roaming Cat Trap- Neuter Return Regulations. (d-A-a) It shall be unlawful for a person to fail to inspect and care for the captured free - roaming cat a minimum of every two (2) hours to ensure the safety of the cat(s), having placed a lawful trap, snare or similar device, to capture free - roaming cats for the purpose of trap, neuter, return or other medical care. (fib It shall be unlawful for a person to remove an animal from any trap not on the person's property, unless such person has the express permission of the property's owner to do so. (#)Lc)-The Division of Animal Care and Control, or a community cat caretaker or a trap /neuter return organization, in order to encourage the stabilization of the free - roaming cat population may: 1. Trap any free - roaming cat in a humane manner; and 2. Have the cat surgically sterilized, ear - tipped, and vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian; and 3. Release the cat to the Division of Animal Care and Control for adoption or other disposition in accordance with law, or to a colony caretaker who will maintain the cat as part of a managed colony of community cats. Cat must be returned as close as possible to its location of capture unless illness or injury presents imminent danger to the animal.