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Reno Animal Control Ordinance No. PD-08 Person means any individual, partnership, firm, public or private corporation, association, trust or estate. Pet means any animal kept for pleasure rather than utility. Prior Consistent Act means a behavior involving similar facts and circumstances from which knowledge, intent, or motive may be inferred. Public nuisances shall describe an animal if it: damages, soils, defiles, or defecates on private property other than the O\\TIers or on public walks and recreation areas unless such waste is immediately removed and properly disposed of by the O\vl1er; causes unsanitary, dangerous, or offensive conditions; causes a disturbance by excessive barking or other noise-making; chases vehicles; or interferes with persons or other domestic animals. Any animal that digs, burrows, nests, dens, dams, or otherwise alters the land, surface or water flow of a property owner without the permission of the property owner is a public nuisance. In addition, regardless of behavior, an animal is a public nuisance if the owner of the animal bas received notice tbat entry onto specific property was forbidden or received notice that tbe animal was to be removed from specific property but failed to do so. (Amended by Reno City Council, 2/14/2005) Vaccination means an injection of rabies vaccine licensed for use in that species by the United States Department of Agriculture, properly vaccinated or as prescribed by the Texas Board of Health which injection has been administered only by or under the direct supervision of a veterinarian who is licensed to practice in this State. Veterinarian means a doctor of veterinary medicine who holds a valid license to practice his profession in the State ofTexa<;. Veterinary hospital/clinic means any establishment mainta.ined and operated by licensed veterinarian for surgery, diagnosis, and treatment diseases and injuries of animals. Vicious animals means any individual animal tbat has on two (2) previous occasion \vithout provocation, attacked or bitten any person or other animal, or any individual animal which the police department or animal control has reason to believe has a dangerous disposition likely to be harmful to humans or other animals. Zoonotic diseases shall mean those diseases that may be transmitted from animals to man under normal conditions. Section. 2 Enforcement. (a) Enforcement of this Ordinance shall be the responsibility of the SupervIsor of animal control, any animal control officer, or police officer. (b) Any animal control officer shall have the authority to issue citations for any violation of this Ordinance. If the person being cited is not present, the animal control oflicer may send the citation to the alleged offender by Certified Mail, ') .J r-