09-06-2006 - Special
CITY OF EDGEWATER
ANIMAL CONTROL BOARD
SPECIAL MEETING
September 6, 2006
7:00 P.M.
CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
Chairwoman Donna Wagner called the regular meeting to order at 8:05 p.m. in
the City Hall Conference Room.
ROLL CALL
Members present were: Chairwoman Donna Wagner, Karen Mason, Debbie
Brazzell and Dr. David Vanis. Also present were: Board Secretary Shontella
Jackson and Amy Carotenuto.
Absent and excused were Pam Black.
OLD BUSINESS:
REVIEW AND RECOMMEND CHANGES TO THE ORDINANCE
Chairwoman Donna Wagner opened the meeting with tabled items from Chapter
5 Animals and Fowl ordinance. The Board reviewed and discussed the tabled
ordinance sections.
MOTION by Karen Mason. SECOND by Debbie Brazzell to aooroye as
written. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Kennel: Any place of business where dogs or cats regardless of number are kept
for sale, breeding, boarding or treatment purposes, except an animal hospital,
grooming facility or pet shop. The term "kennel" shall include any premises used
for residential purposes where four (4) or more dogs or cats four (4) months or
older are kept, harbored or maintained for monetary compensation.
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MOTION by Karen Mason. SECOND by Debbie Brazzell to aooroye as
written. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Sec. 5-12. Animals defecating on public or private property prohibited; exception.
(a) No owner of any animal shall cause or allow such animal to defecate on
any public or private property other than that of the owner unless such
owner immediately removes and disposes of all feces deposited by such
animal by the following methods:
1. Collection of the feces by appropriate implement and placement in
a container; and
2. Removal of such container to the property of the owner and
disposition thereafter in a manner consistent with applicable laws.
b) No owner shall permit any waste matter from an animal to collect and remain
on the property of the owner or on the property of others so as to cause or
create an unhealthy, unsanitary, dangerous or offensive living condition.
c) No owner shall cause unsanitary, dangerous or offensive conditions by virtue
of the size or number of animals maintained at a single location or due to the
inadequacy of the facilities.
(d) The owner of any animal shall keep his own property free of animal
excrement to the extent that is necessary to prevent noxious or offensive odors
from escaping onto adjacent property or public right-of-ways.
MOTION by Karen Mason. SECOND by Debbie Brazzell to aooroye with
the followinc chances. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Sec. 5-12.1 Responsibilities of a pet owner or guardian
A caregiver 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
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ef 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.
(b) An ~mnu~1 he~lth check provided by ~ licensed veterin~ri~n, including but
not limited to recommended v~ccines for both c~nine ~nd feline,
di~gnostic tests ~s required, intern~1 ~nd extern~1 p~r~site prevention.
Tre~tment by ~ licensed veterin~ri~n for illnesses ~nd injuries must be
sought to ensure the he~lth ~nd s~fety of ~nim~1. Pet c~regivers must not
~ttempt to perform surgery i.e.: e~r cropping or t~i1 docking, or to provide
medic~1 c~re th~t is beyond their re~lm of expertise.
(c) Any animal that is kept tethered must be attached to a stationary object:
not an object that could become mobile.
*MOTION by Karen Mason. SECOND by Debbie Brazzell to table until
the next meetina. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
(d) If a companion animal is maintained on a tether, then the caregiver shall
use a tether that weighs less than 1/10.
(e) The total weight of the companion animal and that is 10 feet long or least
four times the body length of the companion animal from the nose to the
end of the body, excluding the tail. Then tether must be at least 10 feet
running parallel to the ground, if on a runner or pulley system.
(f) Any tethering system employed shall not allow the animal to leave the
caregiver's property.
(9) Any chain or tether must be attached to a properly fitted, properly
maintained collar or harness; choke chains and ropes shall be permitted.
(h) If an animal is attached to a fixed-point chain or tether, the animal must
be rele~sed from that tether for exercise for ~ minimum an average of two
hours every 24-hour period. This exercise includes but is not limited to:
inside a home for interaction with the caretaker, within a fenced
enclosure, or under the caretaker's supervision on a leash obeying local
leash laws.
ti1 If an animal is tethered within fence, it must be chained or tethered far
enough away from th~t fence ~s any hazardous to avoid iniuries. jumping
over it or h~nging itself.
MOTION by Karen Mason. SECOND by Debbie Brazzell to aDDrOye with
the followina chanaes. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Sec. 5-14. Running at large prohibited.
(a) Prohibition of animals at large.
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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 andjinder-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 or a similar organization 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 or similar organization 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
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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
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.
The Board ended the workshop on Section 5-24.
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION to adjourn the meetina was made bv Karen Mason. SECOND
bv Debbie Brazzell. The meeting was adjourned at 9:13 pm.
Minutes respectfully submitted by:
Shan tella Jackson
Recording Secretary
Next Meeting will be held on October 19, 2006 at 6 p.m.
* Indicates items tabled which needs to be addressed in the next Board meeting.
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