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<br /> <br />ATTACHMENT A <br />ORDINANCE NO. ________ <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING AMENDMENT OF ANIMAL REGULATIONS <br />REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS AND AMENDING SECTIONS 4.330, 4.335, <br />4.340, 4.395, 4.410, 4.427, 4.435 AND 4.440 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971. <br /> <br /> <br /> THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: <br /> Section 1. <br /> Section 4.330 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended by adding the definition <br />of “Service animal” to the list of definitions in alphabetical order to provide as follows: <br />4.330 Animal Control - Definitions <br />. For purposes of sections 4.330 to 4.500 of this <br />chapter, the following words and phrases mean: <br /> <br /> (Note: consistent with ADA regulations which became effective 3/15/11) <br />that is individually trained to do work or perform <br /> Service animal. Any dog <br />tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, <br />sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability. Consistent with <br />federal rules implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act, a miniature <br />horse that has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the <br />benefit of the individual with a disability may also be considered a service <br />animal. <br /> <br />Section 2. <br /> Section 4.335 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide as follows: <br /> <br />4.335 Animal Abuse <br />. <br />(1) <br /> Animal abuse in the second degree. A person commits the offense of animal <br />abuse in the second degree if, except as otherwise authorized by law or as <br />provided in subsection (2) of this section, the person causes physical <br />injury to an animal. <br />(2) <br /> Animal abuse in the first degree. A person commits the offense of animal <br />abuse in the first degree if, except as otherwise authorized by law, the person: <br /> <br />(a) Causes physical injury to a service animal; or <br />(ba) Causes serious physical injury to an animal; or <br />(cb) Cruelly causes the death of an animal. <br />(3) <br /> Any practice of good animal husbandry is not a violation of this section. <br /> <br />Section 3. <br /> Subsection (1)(c) of Section 4.340 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to <br />provide as follows: <br />4.340 Animal Neglect <br />. <br />(1) <br /> As used in this section, "minimum care" means care sufficient to preserve the <br />health and well-being of an animal and, except for emergencies or <br />circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the owner, includes, but is <br />not limited to, the following requirements: <br />Ordinance - Page 1 of 4 <br /> <br />