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EJC:adg <br />11/7/78 <br /> <br />ORDINA/gCE NO. NS- 1466 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTIONS 5-1 <br />THROUGH 5-67 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL <br />CODE RELATING TO ANIMAL CONTROL <br /> <br /> THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES <br />ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br /> SECTION 1: That section 5-1 of the Santa Ana <br />Municipal Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> <br />Sec. 5-1. Definitions. <br /> <br /> Unless the particular provisions or the context <br />otherwise requires, the definitions and provisions contained <br />in this section shall govern the construction, meaning, and <br />application of words and phrases used in this chapter. <br /> <br />(a) Animal <br /> <br />birds, <br /> <br />includes, but is not limited to, <br />fishes, reptiles and nonhuman mammals. <br /> <br />(b) <br /> <br />Commercial kennels means any lot, building, <br />structure, or premises where more than two (2) <br />dogs over the age of four (4) months are kept <br />or maintained for any purpose, including, but <br />not limited to boarding, training or breeding, <br />exclusive of dental, medical, or surgical <br />care, or for quarantine purposes. <br /> <br />(c) <br /> <br />Domesticated animal means any dog, housecat <br /> (felis catus), livestock, rabbit, or poultry. <br /> <br />(d) <br /> <br />~o~ includes any male, female, or neuter <br />omesticated member of the species Canis <br />familiaris, but excludes other members of <br />the family Canidae. <br /> <br />(e) <br /> <br />Estray means any animal found running at <br />large upon any land within the city. <br /> <br />(f) <br /> <br />Livestock means any swine, sheep, goat, <br />equine or bovine animal. <br /> <br />(g) <br /> <br />Owner means any person having title to <br />any animal, or a person who has, harbors, <br />or keeps, or who causes or permits to be <br />harbored or kept, an animal in his care, <br />or who permits an animal to remain on or <br />about his premises for a period of seven <br />(7) consecutive days. <br /> <br />(h) Premises means a parcel of land. <br /> <br />(i) <br /> <br />Quarantine means the isolation of any <br />animal within a substantial enclosure <br />to avoid its contact with other animals <br />or unauthorized persons. <br /> <br /> <br />