ORDINANCE NO 10 05

PORTER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PORTER COUNTY ANIMAL ORDINANCE NO. 96-31 AND THE PORTER COUNTY ANIMAL CODE CHAPTER 6.04-ANIMAL CONTROL CODE

WHEREAS, the Porter County Board of Commissioners adopted the Porter County Municipal Code on Tuesday, December 2, 1997 pursuant to Ordinance No. 97-38; and

WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 96-31, Porter County Animal Control, has been placed in the Porter County Municipal Code in Chapter 6.04 Animal Control Code; and

WHEREAS, the Porter County Board of Commissioners has deemed it necessary to amend Ordinance No. 96-31, Section 7 and Chapter 6.04.07 in the Porter County Municipal Code as follows:

NOW THEREFORE BE IT AND IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED THAT:

1. That Section 6.04.070 is amended to read as follows:

6.04.07 Impoundment of animals

G. Any animal over which an owner has failed to exercise proper care and reasonable control so as to prevent the animal from becoming a public nuisance. Failure to restrain shall result in impoundment of the animal after the third (3rd) violation.

H. Any domestic animal which has been deemed to be at large so that it is off the premises of its owner and not under the immediate control of a responsible person shall result in the impoundment of the animal after the third (3rd) violation.

2. That Section 6.04.100 is amended to read as follows:

6.04.100 Viscous animals

B. Upon receipt of a valid report of a viscous animal, the director is authorized to enter upon any property where the animal is located, obtain possession of the animal, and impound the animal at the Porter County Animal Shelter, at the owner’s expense, until a decision regarding the final disposition of the animal has been made. The director is further authorized to enter a home to obtain possession of a viscous animal if the officer is present when the viscous animal is taken into the home and the officer observed the viscous animal enter the home.

This ordinance passed and adopted this 16th day of March, 2010.

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

PORTER COUNTY, INDIANA

Robert P. Harper

John A. Evans

Carole M. Knoblock

Attest: James K. Kopp, Auditor

I affirm under the penalties for perjury that I have taken reasonable care to redact each social security number in this document unless required by law.

Viola Wagner

(March 19, 2010)