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Responsible Animal and Pet Ownership Care and Control Regulation Ordinance <br />Page 8 <br />2. Cat ( Felis cattus or Felis domesticus) <br />3. Cattle (Bos domesticus or Bos taurus or Bos indicus) <br />4. Horse (Equus caballus) <br />5. Donkey (Equus asinus) <br />6. Pig (Sus scroffa) <br />7. Sheep (Ovis aries) <br />8. Goat (Capra hircus) <br />9. Bison <br />10. Chickens <br />11. Pigeons <br />12. Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) <br />13. Mouse (Mus musculus) <br />14. Rat (Rattus rattus) <br />15. Guinea Pig (Cavis procellus) <br />16. Chinchilla (Chinchilla langier) <br />17. Hamster (Mesocriecetus auratus) <br />18. Gerbil (Gerbillus gerbillus) <br />19. Mink <br />20. Cow or Ox (Bovine) <br />21. Ferret <br />22. Llamas <br />23. and all other domestic animals defined in IC 15- 2.1 -2 -15 <br />(bb) Enforcement Authority: Law Enforcement Control Agencies and officers acting on <br />their behalf and Animal Control and Care Officers sanctioned by the City of South Bend, <br />St. Joseph County, or the State of Indiana. <br />(cc) Exotic animal: means any animal whose normal native habitat is not indigenous to <br />the continental United States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii, except fish and fur- bearing <br />animals commercially bred for the furrier trade and birds defined under federal <br />regulations, and nonpoisonous snakes and reptiles. <br />(dd) Foster animal: means any animal placed by an animal welfare organization in <br />temporary,care at a foster home until it is adopted. For the purposes of this chapter, it is <br />not owned by the animal welfare organization or the foster home and is exempt from <br />license requirements while it is a foster animal. <br />(ee) Foster home: physical location away from an animal shelter providing temporary <br />care to a foster animal. <br />(ff) Free - roaming cat: Any unowned, unaltered, outdoor cat. <br />(gg) Grooming shop: A commercial establishment where animals are bathed, clipped, <br />plucked or otherwise groomed. <br />