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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates:

(1) “Animal” means any nonhuman mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian or fish.

(2) “Animal control officer” means a person employed by Douglas County empowered to enforce provisions of these animal regulations, including issuing citations.

(3) “At large” means a dog or other animal inside the corporate limits of the city, off the premises of the owner, and not under complete control by adequate leash.

(4) “Barking dog” means a dog which persistently barks or howls and thereby unreasonably deprives a person of peace and quiet.

(5) “Cat” means any mammal of the feline family, either male or female.

(6) “Dangerous animal” means any animal which has the propensity to bite or attack any person without provocation and the capacity to inflict serious harm on that person. It shall be presumed that any animal which has injured a human being on two occasions without provocation is a dangerous animal.

(7) “Dog” means any mammal of the canine family, either male or female.

(8) “Dog owner” means any person who is the licensed owner of a dog, or who has a right of property in a dog, or who harbors a dog or who has it in their care, possession, custody or who knowingly permits a dog to remain on any premises occupied by the person.

Any person, except a veterinarian, who resides where a dog is kept, harbored or cared for shall be presumed to be the owner of that dog. This presumption may be rebutted by proof that such person has no property right in the dog, is not the licensed owner, and is neither harboring nor caring for the dog.

(9) “Feral cat” means a cat considered wild and without ownership.

(10) “Leash” means any human device constructed of rope, leather strap, chain or other sturdy material not exceeding eight feet in length, being held in the hand of a person capable of controlling the animal to which it is attached.

(11) “Livestock” includes, but is not limited to, any cattle, llama, sheep, horse, goat, fowl and any fur-bearing animal bred and maintained commercially or otherwise within pens, cages and hutches.

(12) “Neutered” means the removal of the ovaries and uterus, ovarian hysterectomy, in female dogs; the removal of the male gonads in male dogs; or any other method of neutering a dog which is certified and performed by a licensed veterinarian.

(13) “Noncommercial dog kennel” means an establishment or premises where three or more dogs, over six months of age, are kept or maintained. No more than two of the dogs shall be used for breeding. The term does not include any animal hospital.

(14) “Pet or domestic animal” means any animal that is owned or possessed by a person.

(15) “Secure enclosure” means a structure in which an animal is confined such that the animal does not have access to humans or other animals. The structure will not be less than eight feet long, four feet wide and five feet tall. If the floor is not concrete, the outside walls must extend into the ground not less than one foot to prohibit the digging out of an animal. The top of the structure must be covered. (Ord. 386 § 1, 2004).