<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 4-2. - Purpose and objective.</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 license.</span> To establish rules and procedures for licensing a dog or cat.
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                  (2)
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                  <span class="ital">Animal abuse.</span> To define and prohibit the abuse of animals.
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                  (3)
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                  <span class="ital">Rabies.</span> To protect citizens and other animals of the county from rabies transmitted by unconfined,
                  uncontrolled or unimmunized dogs, cats or other animals.
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                  (4)
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                  <span class="ital">Animals at large.</span> To regulate, restrict and prohibit the running at large of any domestic animals.
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                  (5)
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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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                  (6)
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                  <span class="ital">Animal nuisance.</span> To regulate animals that may be a nuisance.
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                  (7)
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                  <span class="ital">Exotic animals and dangerous animals.</span> To regulate, restrict or prohibit the harboring or keeping or ownership of exotic
                  animals and dangerous animals.
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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">Disposition of animals.</span> To regulate and establish procedures for the disposition of diseased, stray, unwanted,
                  or unclaimed animals.
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                  (11)
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                  <span class="ital">Community cat program.</span> To permit the establishment of a program allowing community cats to be properly cared
                  for, while limiting their growth, and respecting the rights of others.
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               (Ord. of 6-11-12, Â§ 1; Res. of 6-12-23(1), Â§ 1.A))
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