ALTERED
For a female (spayed) means having had the ovaries and uterus surgically
removed; an ovariohysterectomy. "Altered" for a male (nuetered)
means having had the testicles surgically removed.
ANIMAL
shall include but not be limited to birds, fishes, reptiles, and non-human mammals.
AT LARGE
Being on any private property without permission of the person
who owns or has a right to possess or use the property; or unrestrained
by a "Leash" on either public property, unless expressly
permitted by law, or private property open to the public; or in
any place or manner which presents substantial risk of imminent
interference with animal or public health, safety or welfare.
ATTACK
Any action by an animal which places a person in reasonable apprehension
of immediate bodily harm.
DOG LICENSE
A properly completed certification issued by an authorized animal
control agency, including the dog owner's name, address, and telephone
number; the dog's name and description, including breed, color,
sex, day (if known), month and year of birth; rabies vaccination
date; license tag number and expiration date.
DOG LICENSE APPLICATION - RABIES CERTIFICATE FORM
The dog license application form issued by an authorized animal
control agency. To serve as a rabies certificate it must show:
(1) The dog owner's first and last name, street address and mailing address, if different, and telephone number;
(2) The dog's name and description, including breed, color, sex, day (if known), month and year of birth;
(3) The type, lot number, and manufacturer of the rabies vaccine;
(4) The date of vaccination;
(5) The signature, or an authorized signature, of the veterinarian administering the vaccine.
IMPOUNDED ANIMAL
Any animal in the custody or control of the NCHS.
LEASH
Any rope, leather strap, chain or other material not exceeding
six feet in length, being held in the hand of a person capable
of controlling the animal to which it is attached.
LICENSE TAG
A piece of metal or other durable material inscribed with a date
and number which has been issued by an authorized animal control
agency.
LICENSED DOG
A dog wearing its current dog license tag as required by City
or State ordinances.
NEUTERED
See "ALTERED"
OWNER
Any person who is the legal owner, keeper, harborer, possessor
or the actual custodian of an animal. Ownership is also established
by a person registering as the owner on a license or other legal
document or by a person who claims to be the owner or custodian
and who takes possession or custody of an animal.
REGISTERED OWNER
A person registered as the owner on a dog license or a person
claiming ownership of an impounded animal and taking possession
of it.
SPAYED
See "ALTERED"
STRAY
An animal which is "At Large".
VACCINATED DOG
A dog inoculated with an approved, currently valid anti-rabies
vaccine, and wearing a current dog license tag indicating proof
of such vaccination.
WILD ANIMAL
Any animal which is not normally domesticated in the United States
including, but not limited to, any lion, tiger, bear, non-human
primate (monkey, chimpanzee, etc), wolf, cougar, ocelot, wild
cat, skunk, raccoon, ferret, venomous reptile, boa, python, anaconda,
members of the order crocodilia, or other such animal (ferae naturae)
irrespective of its actual or asserted state of docility, tameness,
or domesticity.
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