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2017 Docket Enabling Ordinance January 2, 2018 <br />Ord. # 2018-001 <br />Page 75 <br /> <br />Exhibit G: Amendment 17-07 <br /> <br />Amendment to Adopt Dog Control Ordinance <br /> <br />6.01.010 Purpose of provisions. <br /> <br />The purpose of the dog control ordinance codified in this Chapter is to enhance public health, safety, and welfare <br />through the regulation of dog ownership and reduce or eliminate offensive dog behavior. <br /> <br />6.01.020 Definitions <br /> <br />The following words and phrases used or referred to in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless a <br />different meaning appears from the context: <br />1. "Adult dog" means any dog having a set of permanent canine teeth, or older than six <br /> months of age. <br />2. "Aggressive behavior" means any physical contact between dog and person, where a <br /> responsible person feels threatened, that includes, but is not limited to any of the <br /> following: snarling, baring teeth, chasing, growling, snapping, pouncing, or lunging, but <br /> not to include a bite or bites. <br />3. "Animal" means any dog, cat, exotic, wild or dangerous animal or livestock. <br />4. "At large" means, with regard to dogs, being physically present on public property and <br /> not under the actual control of a person, or being physically present on private premises <br /> without permission of the person in control of such premises. Exceptions: "At large" <br /> does not include: <br />(a) Dogs exhibited in dog shows, field trials, obedience training or trials, or the <br /> training of dogs; or <br />(b) The use of a dog under the supervision of a person wither to hunt wild animals <br /> or game birds during the open seasons, or to chase or tree predatory animals; or <br />(c) The use of a dog either to control or protect livestock or property or in other <br /> related agriculture activities under the supervision of dog owner. <br />(d) The use of a dog in a law enforcement or related activity or function. <br /> 5. "Bite" means to seize with teeth or jaws so as to enter, grip, wound or pierce, which causes visible injury. <br /> 6. "Board" means the Board of Kittitas County Commissioners. <br /> 7. "Capable person" means any individual having attributes, including physical and mental <br /> abilities, sufficient to control an animal and being at least 18 years of age. <br /> 8. "Conviction" means either an adjudication of guilt for a misdemeanor or gross <br /> misdemeanor pursuant to Kittitas County Code Chapter 6.01 including a verdict of <br /> guilty, a finding of guilty, an acceptance of a plea of guilty or a forfeiture or bail; or any <br /> committed finding after adjudication for an infraction pursuant to Kittitas County Code <br /> Chapter 6.01. <br /> 9. "County" means the unincorporated area of Kittitas County, Washington. <br /> 10. "Dangerous dog" means any dog that, according to the records of an appropriate <br /> authority, including but not limited to the records of the county dog control department, <br /> the county sheriff's office, or the records of any other municipal, state or federal law <br /> enforcement or public safety department: <br /> (a) Without provocation has bitten or otherwise inflicted serious physical injury on a <br /> human being on public or private property; <br /> (b) Has killed livestock or a domestic animal without provocation while off the dog