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Amending Chapter 10-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Animals," to provide for mandatory annual licensing of dogs and the creation of dog licensing agents to facilitate the issuance of such licenses, to provide for minimum standards for the care and control of dogs and cats, including their maintenance in kennels operating in the City, to provide for sterilization of dogs and cats, to provide for the confiscation and protection of dogs used in dog fighting, and to provide for the administration and enforcement of laws relating to animals, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 10-100 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 10-100. ANIMALS.
§ 10-101. Definitions.
In this Chapter the following definitions apply:
[(1)] Adult Dog or Cat. * * *
[(2) Dog Fighting. A dog engaging in physical violence with another dog or animal.
(3)] Animal. * * *
Animal Control Agency. Such agency or agencies as the Managing Director shall designate pursuant to Section 8-401 of the Home Rule Charter, or such agency as otherwise provided for under the Home Rule Charter, with responsibility for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter.
[(4)] Animal Control Officer. Shall mean any person authorized by the [Department of Public Health] Animal Control Agency to enforce this Chapter, whether employed directly by [the Department] such agency or not.
Animal Retailer. A person in the business of selling dogs or cats to the ultimate owners of such dogs or cats, including but not limited to a pet shop kennel under the Dog Law, and a dealer, to the extent such dealer engages in the retail sale of dogs or cats.
[(5)] Animal Shelter. * * *
Boarding Kennel. A boarding kennel as defined under Section 102 of the Dog Law (3 P.S. § 459-102), except that a boarding kennel under t...
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