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01-16-2008CITY OF EDGEWATER ANIMAL CONTROL BOARD MEETING January 16, 2008 @ 7:00 P.M. City Hall Conference Room MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Chairwoman Donna Wagner called the regular meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. in the City Hall Conference Room. ROLL CALL Members present were: Chairwoman Donna Wagner, Karen Mason, and Mary Wenderoth. Dr. Vanis was not present. Jamie Young arrived at 7:20. Also present: Board Coordinator Michelle Grenham and Animal Control Officer Johnnie Dail. OLD BUSINESS: Review and approve prior meeting minutes Chairwoman Donna Wagner opened the meeting with a recommendation to approve the December 5, 2007 meeting minutes. MOTION by Karen Mason SECOND by Mary Wenderoth to approve as written MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Review and recommend changes to the ordinance The Board reviewed and discussed the following ordinance sections. Sec. 5 -2 Animal under restraint: An animal secured by a leash or lead under the control of a person physically capable of restraining the animal and obedien to that pefsan's e^mmana° or securely enclosed within the real property limits of the owner's premises. Animal under restraint shall also include the following: (1) While on the property of its owner that: (a) Reasonable care and precautions are taken to prevent the animal from leaving, while unattended, the real property limits of its owner; and (b) The animal is: City of Edgewater Animal Control Board Minutes Page 2 9/27/2010 1. Securely and humanely confined within a house, building, fence, crate, pen or other enclosure; or 2. Humanely secured by chain, cable and trolley, rope or tether of sufficient strength to prevent escape; or 3. Leashed and controlled ° ether ° n+r-elled by per-sea present with the animal at any time it is not secured as provided for in subsection (1) or (2) above. (2) While off the property of the owner that: a. The animal is securely confined within a vehicle; or b. The animal is caged or tethered in the open bed of a pick -up truck as set forth in Section 5 -22; or C. The animal is securely and humanely confined within a house, building, fence, crate, pen or other enclosure; or d. The animal is humanely secured by a chain, cable and trolley, rope or tether of sufficient strength to prevent escape; or e. That the animal is leashed, controlled and obedient of etherA eentfolled by a responsible per or is obedient to th eemma of present w i t h the a nim al at all time it is not secured. Pet - sitter (nonprofit) A person who provides care for] any animal temporarily placed in a family member or friend's residence for temporary care without exceeding the maximum number of animals allowed per residence. The temporary placement shall not exceed a period of two (2) weeks months per- visit, ~°~ ~~°~° than t hii y «n' days annuall�- and at no time shall a nonprofit pet -sitter receive compensation for this service. Rescue families or groups that are approved by Edgewater Animal Services to provide temporary care for homeless animals are not considered pet sitters and may extend past the allowed time frame as approved by Edgewater Animal Services. City of Edgewater Animal Control Board Minutes 9/27/2010 Sec. 5 -8. Animals prohibited. Page 3 It shall be unlawful for any owner to keep or permit to be kept within the city any horses, hogs, Vietnamese Pot - bellied pigs, sheep, goats, cattle, chickens, or other farm animals, venomous species and any non - indigenous reptiles (excluding tortoise) and any domestic animal from the wild unless authorized by the Edgewater Zoning Ordinance. A residential premise shall not exceed a maximum number of five (5) dogs or cats, or a combination thereof, and must provide proof from a licensed veterinarian that each dog or cat has been spayed or neutered. Any premises that harbors more than one (1) unaltered dog or cat over 4 months of age must obtain a breeders permit. Sec. 5 -12.1 Responsibilities of a pet owner or guardian A careiziver shall treat a companion animal in a humane manner and shall provide humane care for an animal. Humane care includes but is not limited to providing adequate food adequate fresh water, adequate shelter, adequate space and veterinary care of to maintain health and to prevent or cure diseases. (a) The pet owner or guardian must live on the premises with the animal. Even if care is provided with daily visits, animals must not be kept permanently on property where no one resides. (C) Any animal that is kept tethered must be attached to a stationary object; not an object that could become mobile. City of Edgewater Animal Control Board Minutes Page 4 9/27/2010 See. 5 -14. Running at large prohibited. (a) Prohibition of animals at large. 1. No owner shall permit, either willfully or through failure to exercise due care and control, any animal to run at large off the premises of the owner. 2. Upon finding an animal at large, an animal control officer may issue a warning or in her discretion, a citation for such violation or, alternatively, if the owner cannot be identified and located with reasonable effort, such animal may be seized and impounded. (b) Seizure of at large animals; harboring and finder- ownership. 1. When an animal is at large on private property, the animal may be seized by the property owner or tenant in a humane manner. The animal shall be delivered to an animal control officer, the designate holding or impounding facility within two (2) business days unless the person seizing the animal wishes to keep the animal as his own. If the person seizing the animal wishes to keep the animal, he shall notify the animal control officer who shall attempt to determine ownership of the animal. If no owner is found within thirty (30) days, the finder shall be conclusively presumed to be the owner of such animal. 2. Any person seizing an animal and then delivering the animal to an animal control officer, the designated holding or impounding facility shall do so at his own risk. Upon delivery the finder shall sign a delivery document stating the date, time and location where the animal was found and a description of the animal. 3. If the ownership of a found animal is in dispute, the person claiming previous ownership of the found animal must provide the finder with proof of ownership in order to successfully reclaim the animal. Such proof may include documentation of prior veterinary City of Edgewater Animal Control Board Minutes Page 5 9/27/2010 records of such animal and /or identifying photographs. 4. Any person who seizes an animal pursuant to this section shall exercise utmost care to treat the animal humanely and to avoid inflicting any cruelty, injury, sickness, hunger or other ailment or affliction upon the animal during either the seizure or delivery of the animal. Any person unable to comply with this section shall not seize an animal. Sec. 5 -30. Vaccination of dogs and cats. ( 1) All dogs cats and ferrets 4 months of age or older must be vaccinated by a licensed veterinarian against rabies with a vaccine that is licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture for use in those species. The owner of every dog, cat, and ferret shall have the animal revaccinated 12 months after the initial vaccination. Thereafter, the interval between vaccinations shall conform to the vaccine manufacturer's directions. The cost of vaccination must be borne by the animal's owner. Evidence of circulating rabies virus neutralizing antibodies shall not be used as a substitute for current vaccination in managing rabies exposure or determining the need for booster vni-vinatinnc Sec. 5 -36. Breeding and kennels. (1) No person shall establish or maintain any breeding on their residential premises without first obtaining an annual breeder permit and license tag for each adult animal intended for breeding purposes that is unaltered (4) The offspring of the animal bred must meet all local and state law may be sold by the owner. Sue sales shall net be eensi erect eemmer-eial b f th purpose of this ehaptef py-evided that seeh sale is not the prifaafy eeeupeAen e di e bfeede (b) Kennels. !Gl D osepl'ed City of Edgewater Animal Control Board Minutes 9/27/2010 Sec. 5 -40. Impoundment. Page 6 ( 14) Animals impounded due to caregiver being incarcerated or hospitalized, the city shelter having g ustody of the animal, will hold the animal up to ten days during which time all reasonable means will be made to contact the caregiver to make arrangements for care. If no arrangements by the caregiver are made, custody will be given to the shelter to be adopted or humanely euthanized. (15) After the spay period has expired, any animal impounded, regardless of circumstances, must be sterilized. (16) Any animal impounded on three separate occasions, must be sterilized before returning to its owners. Sterilization is at the owners' expense. The only exception would be if sterilization surgery would be dangerous to an animals' health as determined by a licensed veterinarian and approved by the Edgewater Animal Services. ADJOURNMENT =5- or3o7lFkf.7L Minutes submitted by: Michelle Grenham Recording Secretary Next Meeting will be held on March 19, 2007 at 7 p.m.