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CHAPTER 47 <br /> CONTROL OF ANIMALS. FOWL AND DOGS <br /> (Amended by Ordinance # ) <br /> 1. DEFINITIONS . Whenever used herein, the following words <br /> shall have the meaning set after them as follows: <br /> (a) Dog - means all members of the family Canidae. <br /> (b) Owner - means any person having a right of property in <br /> a dog or other animal or who keeps or harbors a dog or other <br /> animal or who has it in his care, or acts as its custodian, or <br /> who knowingly permits a dog or other domestic animal to remain on <br /> or about any premise occupied by him. <br /> (c) Own - have a right of property in, or keep, or harbor, <br /> or act as custodian of, or have the care of, or knowingly permit, <br /> or encourage, to remain on or about premises occupied by the <br /> owning person. <br /> (d) Run at Large - suffering or permitting, or causing an <br /> animal to be at any place within the City, at any time, outside <br /> an escape-proof building or other enclosure without such animal <br /> being under direct, effective physical control of the owner <br /> thereof, or his agent, or a member of the immediate family of <br /> said owner. <br /> (e) Direct, effective, physical control - means mechanical <br /> exercise of authority over a dog or other animal by the person in <br /> control of the animal, by means of a leash, cord, rope, strap or <br /> chain which shall be fastened to the collar or harness of the <br /> animal and of sufficient strength to control the dog or animal. <br /> (f) Registration Certificate - a document or writing fur- <br /> nished by the Finance Department of the City of Decatur upon <br /> proper registration and upon payment of the registration fee <br /> herein imposed. <br /> (AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 89-42 , May 1, 1989) <br /> (g) Registration Tag - a tag, disk, plate of suitable and <br /> durable material furnished by the Finance Department. <br /> (h) Vicious, dangerous or fierce - an animal which has once <br /> bitten a person, or an animal which, by barking, or snarling, or <br /> growling, or snapping at a person, or rushing at or upon, or <br /> chasing a person, or by any other overt action, displays an in- <br /> clination to do harm to, or to frighten, a person, and includes <br /> an animal which attacks or worries or mutilates, or wounds, or <br /> kills a dog, or a cat, or a domestic animal. <br /> ,� �Ch , �, r � <br />