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ORDINANCE NO. 19505 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING ANIMAL CONTROL REGULATIONS; AMENDING SECTIONS 4.330, 4.335, 4.340, 4.350, 4.353, 4.370, 4.375, 4.3$5. 4.390, 4.395, 4.435, 4.440, AND 4.990 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971; REPEALING SECTION 4.355 OF THAT CODE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The definitions of "Animal control officer" and "Livestock" set forth in Section 4.330 of the Eugene Code, 1911, are amended to ravide: p 4.330 Animal Control -Definitions. Far purposes of sections 4.330 to 4.490 of this chapter, the following words and phrases mean: Animal control officer. The person employed by the Animal Regulation Authority and empowered to enforce provisions of these animal regulations, including issuing citations pursuant to section 2.170 for violations of sections 4.330 to 4.490. Livestock. Includes but is not limited to any cattle, llamas, sheep, horse, goat, swine, fowl, and any furbearing animal bred and maintained commercially or otherwise within pens, cages and hutches. Section ~. Section 4.335 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to ro- p vide: 4.335 Animal Abuse. ~1}, Animal abuse in the second de ree, A person commits the offense of animal abuse in the second degree if, except as otherwise author- ized,by law, the person intentionally, knowingly or recklessl causes h si- Y py cal ~ n~ ury to an an ~ mal . ~2}, Animal abuse in the first de ree, A person commits the offense of animal abuse ~n the first degree if, except as otherwise author- ized by law, the person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly: ~a} Causes serious physical injury to an animal; or ~ b} Cruelly causes the death of an animal . ,~3} Any practice of goad animal husbandry is not a violation of this section. Section 3. Subsections ~2} and ~3} of Section 4.340 of the Eu ene Code g 1911, are amended to provide: Ordinance - 1