Item 5: An Ordinance Concerning Amendment of Animal Regulations Regarding Service Animals

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(3) Any practice of good animal husbandry is not a violation of this section. Section 3. Subsection (1)(c) of Section 4.340 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide as follows: 4.340 Animal Neglect . (1) As used in this section, "minimum care" means care sufficient to preserve the health and well-being of an animal and, except for emergencies or circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the owner, includes, but is not limited to, the following requirements: (c) In the case of pet or domestic animals, access to a barn, dog house or other [i]enclosed structure sufficient to protect the animal from wind, rain, snow or sun and which has adequate bedding to protect against cold and dampness. Section 4. Subsection (3)(a) of Section 4.395 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide as follows: 4.395 Licenses, Fees and Exceptions . ( 3) License Fees - Exceptions. (a) No license fee shall be required for any dog owned by a [blind] person who uses the dog as a [guide] service animal. A license shall be issued for such dog upon proper proof of rabies vaccination and upon filing of an affidavit by the [blind person] owner showing such dog to come within this exemption. Such affidavit shall be filed with the animal regulation authority. Section 5. Section 4.410 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide as follows: 4.410 Reporting of Biting Animals . The owner of an animal susceptible to rabies which bites a human being or a service animal shall immediately notify the animal regulation authority or the Lane County Health Officer of such bite, the time and circumstances of such bite and the name and address of the person bitten, if known. Section 6. Section 4.427 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide as follows: 4.427 Dogs - Certain Areas Prohibited . (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, no dog owner shall permit a dog to be on Alder Street, including the sidewalks thereof, between and including the southern sidewalk of East 12th Avenue and the northern sidewalk of East 14th Avenue, nor on East 13th Avenue, including the sidewalks thereof, between and including the eastern sidewalk of Pearl Street and the eastern sidewalk of Kincaid Street. (2) The prohibition of subsection (1) of this section does not apply to a dog owner who maintains a lawful residence within the restricted area, to a dog assisting Ordinance - Page 2 of 5