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ORDINANCE NO. 200 TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTROL and REGULATION of DOGS and CATS An Ordinance to repeal Ordinance 61, Ordinance 113 and Ordinance 120 of the Ordinances of the Village of Silver Lake regulating and licensing dogs and to create an Ordinance to provide for the control and regulation of dogs and cats, licensing of dogs, rabies control and the regulation and licensing of dog kennels, and providing for fees and forfeitures. The Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Silver Lake do ordain as follows: SECTION 1 - DEFINITIONS. a. DOGS shall mean all individual species of the canine family (Canidae), including male or female, sexed or neutered. b. CATS shall mean all individual species of the feline family, including male or female, sexed or neutered. c. VILLAGE shall mean the Village of Silver Lake. d. KEEPER shall mean any person, firm, association, and corporation which owns, possesses, keeps, has, uses, harbors, holds or maintains any dog or cat. e. PERSONS shall mean any individual, firm, association or corporation. f. LICENSE shall mean the dog license provided by Chapter 174 Statutes of the State of Wisconsin and the permits issued by the Village of Silver Lake. g. SANITARY shall mean the condition of good order and cleanliness which precludes the probability of disease transmission. h. OFFICIAL or HEALTH OFFICER shall mean any Village Police Officer, Health Officer or any other duly authorized Village Official or authorized agent. (amendment with Ordinance No. 435, adopted 08-20-03, begins) i. RESCUE DOGS shall mean dogs that are taken in as foster dogs until a suitable home is found and/or medical problems have been treated. (amendment with Ordinance No. 435 ends) (amendment with Ordinance No. 436, adopted 10-15-03, begins) j. VICIOUS or DANGEROUS ANIMAL is any animal that attacks, bites or physically injures human beings, domestic animals, or livestock without adequate provocation, or which, because of temperament or training, ha