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16 <br />Legislative requirements have been circumvented through <br />interpretation. Locked units must be considered special <br />care by definition or the rights of the residents in <br />those units are violated; <br />55)* Support legislation that, should a previously proposed <br />bill resurface pertaining to the prevention and <br />disposition of unwanted and abandoned animals, that <br />language be inserted that provides a definition of <br />"adequate shelter" for responsible animal ownership and <br />protection similar to that contained in the Orange <br />County Animal Control Ordinance, which references <br />criteria such as: the need to be wind and water proof, <br />construction requirements (four walls, a solid floor and <br />a roof), appropriate sizing of house and entrance, <br />elevation off the ground, location from wind, direct <br />sun, healthful temperature, need to provide appropriate <br />bedding, containment area free of waste and debris, and <br />drainage; <br />16 <br />