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21 <br /> Animal Control Ordinance <br /> (7) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections 4-41(k)(1) & (2) of this <br /> subsection, a person may, subject to the provisions of subsections 4-41(k)(3 <br /> (6), and subject to the requirement that any stationary tethering devise used <br /> shall be at least ten feet in length, and subject to the requirement that for any <br /> cable trolley system used the length of the cable along which the tethering <br /> device can move must be at least ten feet, and the tethering device must be of <br /> such length that the dog is able to move ten feet away from the cable <br /> perpendicularly: <br /> a. Tether and restrain a dog while actively engaged in: <br /> i. Use of the dog in shepherding or herding livestock, or <br /> ii. Use of the dog in the business of cultivating agricultural <br /> products, if the restraining is reasonably necessary for the <br /> safety of the dog, or <br /> iii. Use of the dog in lawful hunting activities if the restraint is <br /> reasonably necessary for the safety of the dog, or <br /> iv. Use of the dog at dog training or performance events, <br /> including but not limited to field trials and obedience trials <br /> where tethering does not occur for a period exceeding seven <br /> consecutive days, or <br /> v. Camping or other recreation where tethering is required by the <br /> camping or recreational area where the dog is located, or <br /> vi. Any activity where a tethered dog is in visual range of its <br /> Owner or Keeper, and the Owner or Keeper is located outside <br /> with the dog. <br /> b. After taking possession of a dog that appears to be a stray dog and <br /> after having advised animal control authorities of the capture of the <br /> dog,tether and restrain the dog in accordance with the provisions of <br /> Section 4-41 for a period not to exceed seven days as the person <br /> having taken possession of the dog is seeking the identity of the owner <br /> of the dog. <br /> c. Walk a dog with a handheld leash. <br /> d. <br /> armenmment(the"efieetiye date"). efse tessthis <br /> eighteenth „t-1, following the date this amendment. adopted shall <br /> 1 of the eighteenth menth following the date of the adoption <br /> A6-h-is ., ,,.merit is ttbje t to o of fnefe of the Penalties <br /> DRAFTv.9 - 12/10/2015 Proposed Unified Animal Control Ordinance Page 17 <br />