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06-13-2007 CITY OF EDGEWATER ANIMAL CONTROL BOARD MEETING June 13, 2007 @ 7:00 P.M. EDGEWATER POLICE DEPARTMENT CONFERENCE ROOM MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Chairwoman Donna Wagner called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Edgewater Police Station Conference Room. ROLL CALL Members present were: Chairwoman Donna Wagner, Karen Mason, Dr. Vanis, Jamie Young and Mary Wenderoth. Also present: Board Coordinator Michelle Grenham. OLD BUSINESS: Chairwoman Donna Wagner opened the meeting with a recommendation to approve the April 26, 2007 special meeting minutes and the September 6, 2006 special meeting minutes. MOTION by Karen Mason, SECOND by Dr. Vanisto approve as written.MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 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 and obedient to control of a person physically capable of restraining the animal that person's commands 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 AnimalControlBoardMinutes Page 2 6/18/2007 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 controlledor otherwise controlled by a responsible person or is obedient to the commands of a person 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 obedientor otherwise controlled by a responsible person or is obedient to the commands of a person present with the animal 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, nor more than thirty (30) days annually. and at no time shall a nonprofit pet-sitter receive compensation for this service. Rescuefamilies 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. MOTION by Karen Mason, SECOND by Dr. Vanisto approve as written.MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. City of Edgewater AnimalControlBoardMinutes Page 3 6/18/2007 Sec. 5-8. Animals prohibited. 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 venomousspecies and any non-indigenous reptiles (excluding tortoise) and animals, 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 over 4 months of age must obtain a breeders permit. (1) unaltered dog or cat MOTION by Karen Mason, SECOND by Dr. Vanisto approve as written.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 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 noone resides. (b) An annual health check provided by a licensed veterinarian, including but not limited to recommended vaccines for both canine and feline, diagnostic tests as required, internaland external parasite prevention. Treatment by a licensed veterinarian for illnesses and injuries must be sought to ensure the health and safety of animal. Pet caregivers must not attempt to perform surgery i.e.: ear cropping or tail docking, or to provide medical care that is beyond their realm of expertise. (c) Any animal that is kept tethered must be attached to a stationary object; not an City of Edgewater AnimalControlBoardMinutes Page 4 6/18/2007 object that could become mobile. MOTION by Karen Mason, SECOND by Dr. Vanisto approve as written.MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 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 vaccinations. MOTION by Karen Mason, SECOND by Dr. Vanisto approve as written.MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 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 that is unaltered. each adult animal intended for breeding purposes (4) The offspring of the animal bred must meet all local and state law may be sold by the owner.Such sales shall not be considered commercial breeding for the purpose of this chapter provided that such sale is not the primary occupation of the breeder. (b) Kennels. (5) Reserved. MOTION by Karen Mason, SECOND by Dr. Vanisto approve as written.MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. City of Edgewater AnimalControlBoardMinutes Page 5 6/18/2007 Sec. 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 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 or similar organization shall do so at his own risk. Upon facility 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 City of Edgewater AnimalControlBoardMinutes Page 6 6/18/2007 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. MOTION by Karen Mason, SECOND by Dr. Vanisto approve as written.MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ADJOURNMENT MOTION to adjourn the meeting was made by Karen Mason, SECOND by Jamie Young. The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 pm. Ó·²«¬»­ ­«¾³·¬¬»¼ ¾§æ Ó·½¸»´´» Ù®»²¸¿³ λ½±®¼·²¹ Í»½®»¬¿®§ Next Meeting will be held on September 12, 2007 at 7 p.m. Note: Due to technical difficulties, the meeting recording is not audible. These minutes are based on notes recorded during the meeting.