OrdinanceNo-CityofHuntsville.docVIP

ORDINANCE NO. 95-693 WITH AMENDMENTS PER ORD NO. 99-1036 INCORPORATED IN BOLD ITALICS. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Huntsville,Alabama, that Chapter 5 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Huntsville, adopted on May 13, 1982, effective on September 1,1982, as amended from time to time, is hereby further amended to read as follows: CHAPTER 5 ANIMALS AND FOWL Art. I. Definitions, Authority, Penalties and Fees 5-1--5-10 Art. II. Animals (Dogs, Cats, Others) In General 5-11--5-25 Art. III. Dogs and Cats, Specifically 5-26--5-45 Art. IV. Animals Other Than Dogs and Cats, Specifically 5-46--5-80 Art. V. Rabies Control 5-81--5-102 Art. VI. Dead Animals 5-116--5-121 ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS; AUTHORITY; PENALTIES AND FEES Sec. 5-1. Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning respectively ascribed to them by this section unless specific exception is taken elsewhere in this chapter. Animal: Any organism of the kingdom Animalia other than a human being; especially a mammal, fish, bird or reptile. Animal Control Center: The place designated or used as such by the City for a place of confinement for animals held under the authority of this chapter. Animal Control Officers: The Manager and all enforcement officers assigned to the Animal Control Center. At large: Any animal off the property of its owner or person-in-charge and not carried by such person, or kept in an effective enclosure, or under control by means of a leash, or any animal on the real property of its owner or person-in-charge not under restraint. Bird: Any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class aves that has a body covered with feathers and forelimbs modified into wings. Bitten: Seized wit