<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 3-101. - Possession of inherently dangerous animals is illegal in the county.</div>
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               At no time may any person or persons possess or harbor any inherently dangerous animal
               in the county for any length of time. A person harbors an inherently dangerous animal
               when he or she, regardless of ownership, allows the animal to remain, lodge, be fed,
               or be given shelter or refuge within the person's home, store, yard, enclosure, outbuilding,
               abandoned vehicle, abandoned building. place of business, or any other premises over
               which the person has control. Any person in possession of an inherently dangerous
               animal shall be fined a civil penalty of three hundred dollars ($300.00). A violation
               of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
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               (Ord. Of 9-21-21(2); Ord. of 1-20-22(1); Ord. No. 2022-02, 3-15-22)
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            <p class="refeditor0" block_type="hang"><b>Editor's noteâ€” </b>
               Ord. No. 2022-02, adopted March 15, 2022, amended Â§ 3-101 and in doing so changed
               the title of said section from "Possession of inherently dangerous exotic mammals,
               inherently dangerous mammals, and inherently dangerous reptiles is illegal in the
               county" to "Possession of inherently dangerous animals is illegal in the county,"
               as set out herein.
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