Sub. Bill 17-14 Proposed Animal Rights

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Substitute Bill No. 17 -14 Responsible Animal and Pet Ownership Care and Control Regulation Ordinance Page 35 (f) Costs. The owner of any animal, which is impounded and /or euthanized or relocated under this Section, shall be held responsible for payment of any expenses so incurred by the Division of Animal Care and Control. Fees will be paid prior to release or relocation of the animal. The housing and rehabilitation of native wildlife on public or private land shall be by a state, and/or federally, permitted or sub - permitted entity or individual. The permitted housing or shelter of wildlife for the purpose of rehabilitation or rescue shall riot be any less than twenty feet (20') from neighboring property. Disease vectors such as raccoons and opossums are not permitted to be rehabilitated inside city limits. (g) Grandfather clause. Wolf- hybrids owned or harbored under this Section, at the time of passage, must be registered with the Division of Animal Care and Control within sixty (60) days of passage and shall be exempt from this Section. Wolf - hybrids must have no bite history in order to be exempt. if any wolf- hybrid bites, or has previously bitten, a human or an animal, the wolf - hybrid will no longer be exempt from this Section. All wolf- hybrids registered under this section shall be spayed or neutered and microchipped at the owner's expense prior to registration. Wolf - hybrids not registered within sixty (60) days of passage of these regulations will not be exempt from this Section.33 See. 5 -41 Training Methods. No animal may be induced or encouraged to perform through the use of chemical, mechanical, electrical, or manual devices in a manner which will cause or is likely to cause physical injury or suffering. Sec. 542 Destruction of Animals.34 (a) All animals impounded by South Bend Animal Care and Control, a public or private sheltering agency or rescue group shall be killed euthanized, only when necessary and consistent with the requirements of this Chapter by lethal intravenous injection of sodium pentobarbital, except as follows: (1) Intraperitoneal injections may be used only under the direction of a licensed veterinarian, and only when intravenous injection is not possible for infant animals, companion animals other than cats and dogs, or in comatose animals with depressed vascular function. "Indiana Code § 15- 20 -1 -5 Version A is in effect until July 1, 2014 and Indiana Code § 15- 20 -1 -5 Version B takes effect July 1, 2014 which set forth "wolf hybrid and coydog liability; criminal offenses ". I 34 Indiana Code § 35- 46 -3 -5 lists as an exception "destruction of an animal by an animal control program, including an animal control facility, an animal shelter, or a humane society ".