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;oar, 10 r~sE 348® (4) All other records deemed necessary by the County Manager. Sec. 5. Cruelty to animals. It shall be unlawful for any person to molest, torture, torment, deprive of necessary sustenance, cruelly beat, needlessly mutilate or kill, wound, injure, poison, abandon or subject to conditions detrimental to its health or general welfare any animal, or to cause or procure such action. The words "torture" and "torment" shall be held to include every act, omission or neglect whereby unjudti- fiable physical pain, suffering or death is caused or permitted; but such terms shall not be construed to prohibit lawful shooting of birds, deer and other game for human food; not to prohibit an animal's owner, a veterinarian, the Animal Control Section, or its agents from destroying dangerous, unwanted or injured animals in a humane manner, not to prohibit the lawful use of animals in scientific research. Sec. 6. Confinement, muzzling and control of vicious or dangerous animals. It shall be unlawful for any owner to keep any vicious, fierce or dangerous animal within the county, unless it is confined within a secure building or enclosure, or unless it is securely muzzled and under restraint by a competent person who, by means of a leash, chain or rope, has such animal firmly under con- trol at all times. Sec. 7. Animals creating nuisance prohibited from running at large. It shall be unlawful for any owner to permit an animal to run at large, if such animal is reported as creating a public nuisance and an animal control officer determines, after investigation, that the reports are supported by the evidence. In such cases, and only in such cases, the owner must keep the animal that has been found to be creating a public nuisance on his own property at all times, unless the animal is under restraint. For the purposes of this section, public nuisance includes, without limitation, the following: animals that habitually or repeatedly chase, snap at, attack or harass pedestrians, bicyclists or vehicles, or tip over garbage pails, or damage gardens, flowers, or vegetables, or, in the case of a female animal, one that is allowed to run at large during estrus. Sec. 8. Barking dogs. It shall be unlawful for any dog owner to keep or have a dog that habitually or repeatedly barks in such a manner or to such an extent that it is a public nuisance.