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animal can cause injury to itself, the mounted officer, and place the public in harm's way due to these willful and malicious actions. F. The horses are a favorite amongst local business owners and act as ambassadors to both Santa Ana residents and visitors. The Mounted Enforcement Unit has received positive reaction from the community and is credited with creative policing within the City. Santa Ana police horses provide a way for residents and visitors to approach officers for various needs, when they perhaps would not ordinarily make the effort to do so. G. The City has evaluated the needs and concerns as it relates to the City's Mounted Enforcement Unit and in particular unlawful actions taken against the horses. In doing so, the City has determined the municipal code currently only addresses unlawful actions against the City's police canines. The City has determined the current code section requires revision to enforce willful, malicious or harmful actions against the police horses that serve this community. Section 2. Section 10-152 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended such that it reads as follows: ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL Sec. 10-152. — Pollee Ganines Unlawful Acts Toward Police Animals (a) No person shall willfully or maliciously tease, harass, agitate, provoke, beat strike, kick, disable, injure, kill, administer or disperse any desensitizing drug, chemical or substance, or aawarFaRtabty in any way interfere or meddle with, any police canine animal. (b) As used in this section, "police eanine animal" means any dog, horse or any other animal utilized by the police department or any officer or employee thereof, in the performance of any function or duty of said department, officer or employee. Section 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Ordinance No. NS-XXXX Page 2 of 3 11 A-4