<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 6-2. - Purposes and objectives.</div>
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               This chapter is established for the following purposes and objectives:
               
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                  (1)
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                  <span class="ital">Animal cruelty and neglect.</span> To ensure the humane treatment of, and to define and prohibit the abuse of animals.
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                  (2)
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                  <span class="ital">Rabies.</span> To protect citizens and animals from rabies transmitted by unconfined, uncontrolled
                  or unimmunized animals.
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                  (3)
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                  <span class="ital">Dangerous and potentially dangerous dogs.</span> To regulate, restrict and/or prohibit the possession or harboring of dogs which are
                  dangerous or potentially dangerous to persons or property.
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                  (4)
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                  <span class="ital">Stray animals.</span> To regulate, restrict or prohibit the keeping of any stray domestic animals.
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                  (5)
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                  <span class="ital">Animal nuisance.</span> To regulate animals that may be a nuisance or pose a risk to the safety of humans
                  and other animals.
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                  (6)
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                  <span class="ital">Wild or exotic animals, poisonous reptiles and dangerous animals.</span> To regulate, restrict and/or prohibit harboring, keeping, or owning wild or exotic
                  animals, poisonous reptiles, and dangerous animals.
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                  (7)
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                  <span class="ital">Animal bites.</span> To establish rules and procedures for dealing with animal bites.
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                  (8)
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                  <span class="ital">Impoundment of animals.</span> To regulate and establish procedures for the impoundment and confinement of animals.
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                  (9)
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                  <span class="ital">Redemption of impounded animals.</span> To regulate and establish procedures for redeeming animals impounded in the county's
                  animal shelter.
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                  (10)
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                  <span class="ital">Destruction of animals.</span> To regulate and establish procedures for humanely euthanizing diseased, stray, unwanted,
                  or unclaimed animals.
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                  (11)
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                  <span class="ital">Trap-neuter-return program</span>. To establish and regulate procedures for handling community cats within the county.
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               (Ord. of 8-17-2009; Ord. No. 2014-04, 6-16-2014; Ord. No. 2023-02, 3-6-2023)
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