ORDINANCE - Revision of Chapter 4 Animal Services Ordinance 9-18-17

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Chapter 4 Lee County Code (b) It shall be the duty of sworn and unsworn Animal Services Officers, as their assigned duties require, to keep, or cause to be kept, records of: (1) The impoundment and disposition of all animals coming into the county animal shelter and other shelters that may be used by the county; (2) Bite cases, violations of state law or county ordinance, complaints and investigations of complaints; (3) All monies belonging to the county derived from the collection of service fees authorized by this Chapter and fines and convictions for the violation of the criminal provisions of this Chapter, and; (4) Any other matter related to the operation of Animal Services as directed by the health director of Lee County or the Sheriff of Lee County, as appropriate. Sec. 4-33. Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this Chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning is intended: Altered means an animal that has been surgically spayed or neutered. Animal shelter means any premises designated by the county for the purpose of impounding and caring for all animals found running at large or otherwise subject to impoundment in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. At large means the animal is on the property of a person other than the animal's owner without that person's consent and not under the physical control of its owner or another competent person. Attack means the approach of an animal, on or off its owner's property, toward a person in a vicious, terrorizing or threatening manner, or apparent attitude of attack, without the animal having been teased, molested, provoked, beaten, tortured or otherwise harmed. Attack training facility means a place operated by any person that is used for boarding, breeding, selling or training dogs or other animals in mode of attack, except for facilities providing canine law enforcement training or support; or training for lawful, organized canine sports and competition; or training of personal protection canines under the guidance of a certified trainer, and that are members in good standing of the National Tactical Police Dog Association, the Protection Sports Association, or other national accrediting organization approved by the Lee County Health Director. Dangerous animal means any animal that without provocation has killed or inflicted severe injury on a person; or is determined by the Animal Services Supervisor or Appeals Board, as provided for in Section 4-43, potentially dangerous because the animal has engaged in one or more of the following behaviors: inflicted a bite on a person that resulted in broken bones or disfiguring lacerations or required cosmetic surgery or 4