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ORDINANCE N0. ~~O AN ORDINANCE REGARDING DOG ,AND ANIMAL REGULATIONS; AMENDING SECTIONS 4.355, 4,425, 4.430, 4.435 AND 4,994 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FQLLOwS: Section 1. The definit~.ons of "Animal Technician" and "vicious dog" contained in Section 4.355 of the Eugene Code, 1971, are amended to provide: 4.355 Dog Control _ Definitions. For purposes of sections 4, 355 to 4.45D of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall mean: Animal technician. A person performing duties under the supervision of a veterinarian and ~a}. is an animal technician as defined in ORS 68G,354, or ~b~_ has received a certificate in animal technology or a comparable certificate from a recognized college or university approved by the Oregon State veterinary N~edical Examining Board or by the American veterinary Medicine Association. vicious dog. Any dog which has the propensity to bite or at~tack~any person without provocation and the capacity to inflict serious harm an that person shall be regarded as vicious. Section 2. Sections 4.425, 4.439, 4.435 and 4.990 of the Eugene Code, 1971, are hereby amended to provide: 4.425 Re ortin of ~itin Do s or Other Animal. The owner of a dog or other ani~al which bites a human being shall immediately notify the dog control authority of such bite, the time and circumstances of such bite and the name and address of the person bitten, if known. 4,430 Biting and Rabid Do s and other Animals - quarantine. ~1~. when either the dog control authority or the de- partments off' pub~,ic health and sanitation or public safety of Lane County has grounds to suspect that a dog or other animal is infected with the disease of rabies, there shall be deliv-~ ered to the owner of the dog or other animal a written notice thereof. The owner shall thereupon be required to quarantine the dog or other animal for 10 days. The biting of any pe~-- Ordinance -- l