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<br /> Animal Control Ordinance
<br /> (g) Animal Shelter: A place provided and operated by Orange County directly or by
<br /> contractual agreement, whether jointly with another governmental unit or
<br /> independently, for the restraint, care, adoption, and disposition of animals.
<br /> (h) At Large: Any animal shall be deemed to be at large when it is off the property of
<br /> its owner or its keeper and not under the restraint of a competent person. For
<br /> purposes of this definition, the term "real property of its owner or keeper" shall
<br /> include any property owned or occupied by the owner or keeper of such animal but
<br /> shall not include any of the common areas (including without limitation, walks,
<br /> drives,recreation and open space areas, etc.)within any subdivision or multifamily
<br /> residential development.
<br /> (i) Competent Person: A person of suitable age and discretion to keep an animal under
<br /> sufficient restraint and control in order to prevent harm to the animal, to persons, to
<br /> other animals, including but not limited to domesticated livestock, or to property.
<br /> Cruel and Cruel Treatment: Every act, omission, or neglect whereby unjustifiable
<br /> physical pain, suffering, or death is caused or permitted. Such acts or omissions
<br /> shall include, but not be limited to: beating, kicking, hanging, submerging under
<br /> water, suffocating, poisoning, setting on fire, confining in a closed vehicle without
<br /> functioning air conditioning or ventilation whenever the ambient outdoor
<br /> temperature exceeds seventy (70) degrees Fahrenheit, confining in the closed trunk
<br /> of a vehicle and depriving of food, water, and medical treatment, or otherwise
<br /> subjecting the animal to conditions detrimental to its health or general welfare.
<br /> Such terms, however, shall not be construed to include lawful taking of animals
<br /> under the jurisdiction and regulation of the Wildlife Resources Commission, lawful
<br /> activities sponsored by agencies conducting biomedical research or training, lawful
<br /> activities for sport.
<br /> l j)(k)Dangerous and Potentially Dangerous Animals: Animals that are deemed
<br /> dangerous and injurious, or potentially dangerous and injurious, to the public
<br /> and/or domesticated animals and/or other property based on elevated risk of
<br /> causing physical, zoonotic or epidemiological harm.
<br /> (k)aDisplay: Display shall mean any exhibition, act, circus, public show, trade show,
<br /> photographic opportunity, carnival ride, parade, race,performance, roadside zoo, or
<br /> similar undertaking in whieh animals are r-e to porrnfm tr-iek^ Fights wrestle-
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<br /> whether or not a fee is charged. "Display" shall not „'„ao *h, , fthibition ^r
<br /> r individuals. "Displayed” means to be the subject thereof.
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