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Animal Control Ordinance Adopted 1/21/2016 Unified Animal Control Ordinance Page 16 Effective 3/1/2016 such length that the dog is able to move ten feet away from the cable perpendicularly: a. Tether and restrain a dog while actively engaged in: i. Use of the dog in shepherding or herding livestock, or ii. Use of the dog in the business of cultivating agricultural products, if the restraining is reasonably necessary for the safety of the dog, or iii. Use of the dog in lawful hunting activities if the restraint is reasonably necessary for the safety of the dog, or iv. Use of the dog at dog training or performance events, including but not limited to field trials and obedience trials where tethering does not occur for a period exceeding seven consecutive days, or v. Camping or other recreation where tethering is required by the camping or recreational area where the dog is located, or vi. Any activity where a tethered dog is in visual range of its Owner or Keeper, and the Owner or Keeper is located outside with the dog. b. After taking possession of a dog that appears to be a stray dog and after having advised animal control authorities of the capture of the dog, tether and restrain the dog in accordance with the provisions of Section 4-41 for a period not to exceed seven days as the person having taken possession of the dog is seeking the identity of the owner of the dog. c. Walk a dog with a handheld leash. d. Any dog that is kept in violation of Section 4-41 of this Ordinance may be seized and subsequently impounded in accordance with Section 4-43 of this Ordinance until such a time as the Animal Services Director is reasonably assured that the dog will not be subject to restraint in violation of this Ordinance. The Animal Services Director shall post a notice at the place of the illegal restraint, or at such other location, that is designed to reasonably apprise the Owner or Keeper of the dog, the place, date and time the dog was seized along with the location where the dog was taken. Such notice shall clearly state that the dog may be returned to the Owner or Keeper upon providing reasonable assurances to the Animal Services Director that the dog will not be subject to restraint in violation of this Ordinance. (Ord. of 6-16-1987, § XI, eff. 1-1-88; Amend. of 11-18-2008, eff. 11-19-09)