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`~~•`j~ ~- would report observed animal cruelty or animal abuse. Add a _ sentence to this section which states "All investigations of reported or observed animal cruelty or animal abuse shall be the joint responsibility of and shall be jointly carried out by the Animal Cruelty Investigators and the Animal Control Of-f ices of Orange County". Reword VIIIE.1 to read "Have the responsibility along with law enforcement agencies and where applicable with Animal Cruelty Investigators to enforce..... 3. The provision in Section V, paragraph B which makes reference to "financial hardship" was deleted from the Ordinance and referred back to the Task Force for a recommendation to include a process for administration. (Everything was deleted in this section after the word "time".) 4. Reword Section VI to read as follows: "All other Orange County ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. The Ordinance to Provide for Animal Control and Protection in Orange County, adopted May 15, 1979 as amended October 3, 1.983, is hereby repealed." (The appropriate reference to the Wild Animal Ordinance will be included in this section by the County Attorney). 5. Definition No. 8 in Section VII regarding commercial kennels was referred to the Health Board for a recommendation on standards for commercial and non- commercial standards and appropriate standards for small and large kennels. 6. Section XII regarding steel jaw traps was deleted. ----- 7. It was clarified that the intent of the word "stray" and the 'J term "at large" was not to a.nclude domesticated livestock. 8. Delete definition No. 27 "torture or torment" and remove the words "to torture any animal" in Section XIA. 9. Reword definition No. 29 as follows: "Vicious Animal: any animal on or off the premises of its owner or keeper, security dog excluded, which is three months of age or older and without provocation has bitten, killed, or caused physical harm through bites to people who are not trespassing and animals that are not where their owners have told they cannot be. Any dog that is owned or harbored for the purpose of dog fighting or training for dog fighting is also defined as a vicious animal. 1.0. Section VIIICa delete from the third, fourth and fifth lines "or other appointed agent, including, but not limited to, Emergency Animal Rescue workers." Section VIIIE.6: delete "or other person assisting with the Animal Control Program." Section XIIIE: delete "or his or her designee." Section XVIC: delete "or person duly authorized by the Animal Control Director." Section XXA: delete "or other appropriate representative of the Animal Control Program." Section XXIA.l.b: delete "or person duly authorized by the Animal Control Director." Section XXIIC.1: the phrase "Any official authorized by the" preceding Anima]. Control Director should be omitted. 11. Reword Section IX to require that dogs be under the control of _ the owner.... 12. Clarify that Section XIH refers to a vehicle "without ventilation." Place a comma after "trunk of vehicle" and continue with "or closed compartment of vehicle" and delete the section dealing with animals transported in an open bed of -- <_.a t ;. _~.