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Animal Control Ordinance
<br />Adopted 1/21/2016 Unified Animal Control Ordinance Page 6
<br />Effective 3/1/2016
<br />Control and Protection in Orange County, adopted May 15, 1979, as amended October 3,
<br />1983, is hereby repealed.
<br />(Ord. of 6-16-1987, § VI, eff. 1-1-1988)
<br />Sec. 4-37. - Definitions.
<br />As used in this Chapter, the following terms mean:
<br />(a) Adequate Food: The provision at suitable intervals, not to exceed 24 hours, of a
<br />quantity of wholesome foodstuff suitable for the species and age, sufficient to
<br />maintain a reasonable level of nutrition in each animal. Such foodstuff shall be served
<br />in a receptacle, dish, or container that is physically clean and in which agents
<br />injurious to health have been removed or destroyed to a practical minimum.
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<br />(b) Adequate Shelter: That shelter which will keep a nonaquatic animal dry, out of the
<br />direct path of winds and out of the direct sun, at a temperature level that is healthful
<br />for the animal. For dogs, cats and other small animals, the shelter shall be a
<br />windproof and moisture-proof structure of suitable size to accommodate the animal
<br />and allow retention of body heat. It shall include four walls, a roof and a solid floor
<br />raised up off of the ground, with an opening entrance large enough to allow access to
<br />the animal, but placed in such a way as to keep the animal out of the direct path of
<br />winds. Metal barrels do not provide adequate shelter for a dog, cat or other small
<br />animal and are prohibited for that purpose. The structure shall be provided with a
<br />sufficient quantity of suitable bedding material consisting of hay, straw, cedar
<br />shaving, or the equivalent. For all animals the containment area shall be free of
<br />accumulated waste and debris so that the animal shall be free to walk or lie down
<br />without coming in contact with any such waste or debris, and a suitable method of
<br />draining shall be provided to rapidly eliminate excess water or moisture. Aquatic or
<br />semi-aquatic animals shall have an adequate amount of clean water in which to move.
<br />Does not apply to the following domesticated livestock: cattle, oxen, bison, sheep,
<br />swine, goats, horses, ponies, mules, donkeys, hinnies, llamas, alpacas, lagomorphs,
<br />ratites, and poultry (except within municipal corporate limits the term “poultry”
<br />applies only to poultry flocks greater than 20 birds).
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<br />(c) Adequate Water: A constant access to a supply of clean, fresh water provided in a
<br />sanitary manner. In near or below freezing temperatures the water must be changed
<br />frequently to prevent freezing, unless heated.
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<br />(d) Administrator: The Animal Services Director, or their designee, as designated by the
<br />County Manager to perform the responsibilities assigned by this chapter to the
<br />Administrator.
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<br />(e) Animal: Any live, vertebrate creature specifically including but not limited to dogs,
<br />cats, farm animals, birds, fish, livestock, and reptiles.
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<br />(f) Animal Services Director: That person designated by the Board of Commissioners
<br />and the County Manager in Orange County, and where appropriate, his or her
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