§ 7-01-010. Definitions.

Adjoining lot or parcel of land means any lot or parcel of land which in any way and at any point abuts, adjoins or otherwise meets the property line of another lot or parcel of land and includes a lot or parcel of land which is divided by a dedicated street, alley or other public right-of-way, and which but for the street, alley or public-right-of-way would be abutting, adjoining or otherwise meeting the property line of another lot or parcel of land.

Africanized honey bee means any hybrid bee that is a cross between Apis mellifera and Apis mellifera scutellata.

Animal is any living nonhuman mammal, bird, reptile, or amphibian.

Apiary means the assembly of one (1) or more colonies of bees at a single location.

Beekeeper means a person who owns or has charge of one (1) or more colonies of bees.

Beekeeping equipment means anything used in the operation of an apiary, such as hive bodies, supers, frames, top and bottom boards and extractors.

Colony or hive means an aggregate of bees consisting principally of workers, but having, when perfect, one (1) queen and at times many drones, including brood, combs, honey and the receptacle inhabited by the bees.

Exotic animal is any:

(1)

Carnivore weighing over fifteen (15) pounds other than a domestic dog or domestic cat;

(2)

Venomous reptile;

(3)

Hoofed mammal not defined as livestock; or

(4)

Other animal, the keeping of which may pose a danger to the animal, other animals, or humans.

Honeybee means all life stages of the common domestic honey bee, Apis mellifera species.

Household is one (1) or more persons occupying the premises and living as a single housekeeping unit as distinguished from a group occupying a boarding house, lodging house or hotel.

Keeper is a person in charge or control of an animal, regardless of ownership.

Kennel, commercial is any commercial establishment or commercial premises where five (5) or more animals, over four (4) months of age are boarded, kept or maintained for any purpose whatsoever, with the exception of state inspected veterinary hospitals, seeing eye dog sites, pet shops, grooming parlors, or the city animal control shelter.

Livestock is any horse, donkey, cow, sheep, goat, pig (except for Vietnamese miniature potbelly pigs or pygmy goats weighing fifty (50) pounds or less) or any similar animal.

Nonresidential district means any zoning district in which residences cannot be established by right, except for accommodations for bona fide shift workers in conjunction with a legally established industrial use.

Owner is any person who acknowledges ownership of an animal or who harbors or keeps, or knowingly causes or knowingly permits any animal to be harbored or kept, or has care of an animal or who permits an animal to remain on or about that person's premises for five (5) or more consecutive days.

Pet means any dog, cat, rabbit, amphibian, reptile, caged bird, aquarium fish, caged rodent or caged ferret.

Pet shop is any person, partnership or corporation engaged in the business of breeding, buying, selling or exchanging animals of any species.

Poultry is any chicken, duck, goose, turkey or similar bird.

Residential district means any zoning district in which residences can be established by right.

Service animal means any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability. Other species of animals, whether wild or domestic, trained or untrained, are not service animals for the purposes of this definition. The work or tasks performed by a service animal must be directly related to the individual's disability. Examples of work or tasks include, but are not limited to, assisting individuals who are blind or have low vision with navigation and other tasks, alerting individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to the presence of people or sounds, providing non-violent protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair, assisting an individual during a seizure, alerting individuals to the presence of allergens, retrieving items such as medicine or the telephone, providing physical support and assistance with balance and stability to individuals with mobility disabilities, and helping persons with psychiatric and neurological disabilities by preventing or interrupting impulsive or destructive behaviors. The crime deterrent effects of an animal's presence and the provision of emotional support, well-being, comfort, or companionship do not constitute work or tasks for the purposes of this definition.

Tract means a contiguous parcel of land under common ownership.

Vicious animal is any animal that attacks, bites or physically injures human beings or domestic animals without adequate provocation, or which, because of temperament or training, has a known propensity to attack, bite, or physically injure human beings or domestic animals. Any animal that without provocation has bitten or attacked a human being or other animal shall be prima facie presumed vicious.

(Ord. No. 682, § 2, 8-14-84; Ord. No. 933, § 2, 12-12-94; Ord. No. 1180, § 1, 12-9-03; Ord. No. 1447, § 1, 10-22-13; Ord. No. 1493 , art. 1, 4-14-15)