O-2010-3244 regulation of animals, providing for certain fees for spaying/neutering of dogs and cats

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Running at large on the premises means any dog not confined by the premises of the owner by a substantial fence of sufficient strength and height to prevent the animal from escaping therefrom, or secured on the premises by a metal chain or leash sufficient in strength to prevent the animal from escaping from premises and so arranged that the animal will remain upon the premises when the leash is stretched to full length. A dog intruding upon the property of another person other than the owner shall be termed at large. Any animal within an automobile or other vehicle of its owner or owner's agent shall not be deemed at large. A female dog in heat that is not enclosed shall be considered at large, whether on or off the premises. Unprovoked (with respect to an attack by an animal) means that the animal was not, immediately prior to an attack, incited into retaliation by virtue of being hit, kicked or struck by a person or animal with an object or a person or animal's body, nor was any part of the animal's body pulled, pinched or squeezed by a person or other animal. Vaccination means an injection of United States Department of Agriculture approved rabies vaccine administered as prescribed by rules of the state board of health". Veterinarian hospital means, for purposes of this chapter, a place where pet animals or livestock are treated for disease or injury, or pet animals are boarded under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian. Vicious or dangerous animal means: (1) Any animal which has behaved in such a manner that the owner knows or should reasonably know that the animal is possessed of tendencies to attack or to bite human beings or other animals; (2) Any animal certified by a doctor of veterinary medicine, after observation thereof, as posing a danger to human life, animal life, or property upon the basis of a reasonable medical probability; (3) Any animal that commits an unprovoked attack on a person or animal on public or private property; (4) Any animal that attacks or threatens to attack a person or animal; or (5) Any dangerous dog as defined in V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code § 822.041." Section 2. Chapter 14, "Animals," Article III "Dogs and Cats", Division 1 "In General", Section 14-81 "Licensing and vaccination" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended to hereafter read as follows, to wit: "Sec. 14-81. Licensing and vaccination. (a) Registration permit application; issuance of tag. The owner of a dog or cat is hereby required to make application to the director of the animal control division of the city for a registration permit. Such applications are to contain information of the animal's description, date of immunization, and name, address and telephone number of the owner. Upon completion of the application and payment of the permit fee listed in appendix A of this Code, a metal tag will be issued to the owner, which is required to be attached to the collar of the dog or cat. (b) Vaccination against rabies; certificate and tag issued to owner. The owner of a dog or cat shall have the animal vaccinated against rabies by the time the animal is four months of age and once 12 ealen of months thereafter as prescribed by rules of the state board of health. A veterinarian who vaccinates a dog or cat against rabies shall issue to the animal's owner a vaccination certificate in a form that meets the minimum standards approved by the state board of