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(3) The length of the tether or implement used to restrain the dog is not less <br />than three (3) times the length of the dog's body measured from the tip of <br />the dog's nose to the end of the dog's tail; <br />(4) The tether or implement used to restrain the dog is free from entanglement; <br />(5) The dog has access to water, food, and shelter as described in this section; <br />(6) The dog is monitored periodically. <br />(e) Leaving in unattended vehicle. It shall be unlawful for any person to leave <br />any animal in any standing or parked vehicle in such a way to endanger the animal's <br />health, safe or welfare. An animal control officer or police officer is authorized to use <br />reasonable force to remove the animal from the vehicle whenever it appears that the <br />animal's health, safety or welfare is or will be endangered if the owner of the vehicle <br />cannot be located after reasonable attempts The animal shall be taken to the shelter or to <br />a veterinarian if the animal is in distress A written notice bearing the name of the officer <br />removing the animal, a telephone number where the officer can be contracted and the <br />location where the animal may be claimed by the owner shall be attached to the vehicle <br />Any person violating this section shall bear the full cost and expense incurred by the city in <br />the care, medical treatment, impoundment cost and/or disposal of said animal including <br />removal from and/or damage done to the vehicle <br />fe}Mf Exceptions. These provisions of this section shall not apply to the following: <br />(1) Government agencies; <br />(2) Non-profit animal rescue organizations exempt from taxation under Internal <br />Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3); <br />(3) Humane societies or societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals if <br />incorporated under the provisions of the California Corporations Code <br />Section 10400 and the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law in Part 2 of <br />the California Corporations Code, beginning at Section 5110; or <br />(4) Permitted dog or cat shows. <br />Section 10. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this <br />ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any <br />court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining <br />portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it <br />would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase <br />Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 12 of _ <br />5OA-14