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Animal Control Ordinance <br />Adopted 1/21/2016 Unified Animal Control Ordinance Page 1 <br />Effective 3/1/2016 <br />Contents <br />DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY .............................................................................................................................. 3 <br />Sec. 4-31. – Authority and Purpose. ......................................................................................................... 3 <br />Sec. 4-32. - Applicability to animal shelter. .............................................................................................. 3 <br />Sec. 4-33. - Animal control officers. .......................................................................................................... 3 <br />Sec. 4-34. - Animal license privilege taxes. ............................................................................................... 4 <br />Sec. 4-35. - Licenses, permits, registrations, and fees required by this ordinance. ................................. 4 <br />Sec. 4-36. - Ordinance. .............................................................................................................................. 5 <br />Sec. 4-37. - Definitions. ............................................................................................................................. 6 <br />Sec. 4-38. - Animal control program. ...................................................................................................... 10 <br />Sec. 4-39. - Relation to hunting laws. ............................................................................................. 131312 <br />Sec. 4-40. - Notice in case of physical harm. ........................................................................................... 13 <br />Sec. 4-41. - Mistreatment of animals unlawful. ...................................................................................... 13 <br />Sec. 4-42. - Control of dangerous animals; security dogs. .............................................................. 171716 <br />Sec. 4-43. - Impoundment of animals. ............................................................................................ 222221 <br />Sec. 4-44. - Handling of stray animals. ............................................................................................ 232322 <br />Sec. 4-45. - Public nuisance. ............................................................................................................ 232322 <br />Sec. 4-46. - Rabies control. .............................................................................................................. 262625 <br />Sec. 4-47. - Rabies vaccination tag. ................................................................................................. 262625 <br />Sec. 4-48. - Applicability to veterinarians. ...................................................................................... 272725 <br />Sec. 4-49. - Reserved. ...................................................................................................................... 272726 <br />Sec. 4-50. - Reserved. ...................................................................................................................... 272726 <br />Sec. 4-51. - Penalties. ...................................................................................................................... 272726 <br />Sec. 4-52. – Effective date. .............................................................................................................. 282827 <br />Sec. 4-53. - Appeals. ........................................................................................................................ 292927 <br />Secs. 4-54—4-70. - Reserved. ......................................................................................................... 303028 <br />DIVISION 2. - KENNEL AND PET SHOP STANDARDS ............................................................................ 303028 <br />Sec. 4-71. – Class I kennels. ............................................................................................................. 303028 <br />Sec. 4-72. - Class II kennels. ............................................................................................................ 313129 <br />Sec. 4-73. - Pet shops. ..................................................................................................................... 333432