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---------Updates South Bend's animal care and welfare regulations in Chapter 5 of the Municipal Code Improves clarity and aligns the ordinance with current SBARC practices · Strengthens the City's ability to protect public safety and animal welfare Enhances regulatory tools, Expands permitting and enforcement Reorganizes Chapter 5 into clear, logically grouped articles
Comprehensive Reorganization of Chapter 5 Chapter 5 is fully restructured into clear articles that group related requirements to improve usability and enforceability fi;\1 City of South Bend ,l~l"::J Legal Species-specific regulations Permitting requirements
Minimum care requirements are significantly expanded and clarified for domestic and permitted animals These standards: • Set clearer benchmarks for identifying neglect or mistreatment • Support timely, appropriate enforcement action • Cover domestic animals as well as permitted species such as horses, honeybees, chickens, and pigeons Examples of care standards (~\ City of South Bend -·:,: ."' Legal
Expanded Permitting & Licensing Framework Standardized permits across activities Stronger, consistent oversight f~\ City of South Bend ~<:.::/ Legal • Breeders, pet shops, kennels, and grooming facilities • Animal events and specialty animal activities • Inspection authority for permitted uses • Health and recordkeeping requirements • Clear compliance criteria applied consistently
• A tiered classification system for animal designations with defined criteria, procedures, and corresponding restrictions or outcomes • Promotes consistency in enforcement decisions and provides clear expectations for residents Public Nuisance designation {~\ City of South Bend ~,._·:~;---Legal Dangerous designation Vicious designation
• A new, graduated enforcement tool for repeated or high-risk violations • Focused on seeking compliance while reducing the need for more severe enforcement • Promotes safe and responsible possession of animals Requires a permit for owners with repeated or high-risk violations to possess animals f~l, City of South Bend ~~? Legal May set individualized conditions-animal limits, required training, or inspections Replaces the Habitual Animal Offender designation with a compliance-focused approach
Strengthened Enforcement & Due Process Clarified enforcement authority paired with clear hearing procedures Clarifies authority for investigations, inspections, and impoundment f,;;\ City of South Bend :--,=:.,t.--Legal Establishes detailed hearing procedures before the Animal Welfare Commission Sets notice, appeal rights, and evidentiary standards to enhance transparency and promote due process
OrdiQance language is aligned with the City's current operational practices Standardizes references to SBARC and codifies current operational practices _r'~~J City of South Bend \<~p.J Legal Codifies impoundment and licensing processes to close policy-practice gaps
Streamlined definitions and plain -language drafting improve clarity for residents Definitions streamlined and reorganized; outdated or redundant terms removed City of South Bend Legal Plain-language drafting helps residents understand their responsibilities and City processes
Feedback fro In A WC in July discussion addressed in Substitute Bill Clarified that RAPP cases where denial of a permit is recommended will be presented to A WC {~;:} City of South Bend ~\.·j_.,(.--Legal Eliminated reference to hearing officer to avoid confusion Added labels to fee chart ~
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