A. “Abatement” means the termination of any violation by reasonable and lawful means determined by the animal control authority in order that the owner or a person presumed to be the owner shall comply with this title.

B. “Animal” means any living creature except humans, insects and worms.

C. “Animal control authority” means the chief of police or designee or contracted enforcement authority, acting alone or in concert with other municipalities for enforcement of the animal control laws of the city, county and state and the shelter and welfare of animals.

D. “Animal control officer” means any individual employed, contracted or appointed by the animal control authority for the purpose of aiding in the enforcement of this title or any other law or ordinance relating to the licensing of animals, control of animals or seizure and impoundment of animals, and includes any state or municipal peace officer, sheriff, constable or other employee whose duties in whole or in part include assignments which involve the seizure and taking into custody of any animal.

E. “Animal rescuer” means any individual who routinely obtains an unwanted dog or cat and who locates within 90 days an adoptive home for that spayed or neutered dog or cat; provided, however, an interim, administrative extension may be granted by the animal control authority for a maximum of six months if a dog or cat is pregnant, nursing, or injured and that condition is verified by a veterinarian.

F. “Cattery” means a place where four or more adult cats are kept, whether by owners of the cats or by persons providing facilities and care, whether or not for compensation, but not including small animal hospital, clinic or pet shop. An adult cat is one of either sex, altered or unaltered, that has reached the age of six months.

G. “Dangerous dog” means any dog that according to the records of the appropriate authority:

provided, however, that an animal shall not be considered a dangerous dog if the threat, injury or damage was sustained by a person who, at the time, was committing a willful trespass or other tort upon the premises occupied by the owner of the dog, or was tormenting, abusing or assaulting the dog or has in the past been observed or reported to have tormented, abused or assaulted the dog or was committing or attempting to commit a crime.

H. “Domesticated animals” means those domesticated beasts such as any dog, cat, rabbit, horse, mule, ass, bovine animal, lamb, goat, sheep, hog or other animal made to be domestic.

I. “Euthanasia” means the humane destruction of an animal, accomplished by a method that involves instantaneous unconsciousness and immediate death, or by a method that causes painless loss of consciousness and death during such loss of consciousness.

J. “Grooming service” means any place or establishment, public or private, where animals are bathed, clipped or combed, whether or not for compensation, for the purpose of enhancing their aesthetic value and/or health and for which a fee is charged.

K. “Harboring, keeping, or maintaining a dog or cat” means performing any of the acts of providing care, shelter, protection, refuge, food, or nourishment in such manner as to control the animal’s actions, or such that the animal is treated as living at one’s house by the homeowner.

L. “Hearing examiner” means the city of Bothell’s designated hearing examiner for appeals under this title.

M. “Hobby cattery” means a noncommercial cattery at or adjoining a private residence where four or more adult cats are bred or kept for exhibition for organized shows or for the enjoyment of the species; provided, however, a combination hobby cattery/kennel license may be issued where the total number of cats and dogs exceeds the number allowed by code.

N. “Hobby kennel” means a noncommercial kennel at or adjoining a private residence, where four or more adult dogs are bred or kept for hunting, training and exhibition for organized shows, field, working and/or obedience trials or for enjoyment of the species; provided, however, a combination hobby cattery/kennel license may be issued where the total number of cats and dogs exceeds the number allowed by code.

O. “Juvenile” means any dog or cat, altered or unaltered, that is under the age of six months.

P. “Kennel” means a place where four or more adult dogs are kept, whether by owners of the dogs or by persons providing facilities and care whether or not for compensation, but not including a small animal hospital or clinic or pet shop. An adult dog is one of either sex, altered or unaltered, that has reached the age of six months.

Q. “Livestock” means animals kept either in the open fields or structures for training, boarding, home use, sales, or increase. Livestock includes cattle, hogs, sheep, goats, horses, llamas and other large grazing animals but does not include small wild or predatory animals.

R. “Owner” means any person having an interest in or right of possession to an animal or any person having control, custody, or possession of any animal, or by reason of the animal being seen residing consistently at a location.

S. “Pack of dogs” means a group of two or more dogs running upon either public or private property not that of the owner of the dogs, in a state in which either the dogs’ control or ownership is in doubt or cannot readily be ascertained, and when such dogs are not restrained or controlled.

T. “Person” means any individual, partnership, firm, joint stock company, corporation, association, trust, estate or other legal entity.

U. “Pet shop” means any person, establishment, store or department of any store that acquires live animals, including birds, reptiles, fowl and fish, and sells or offers to sell or rent such live animals to the public or to retail outlets.

V. “Potentially dangerous dog” means any dog that:

W. “Running at large” means to be off the premises of the owner and not under the immediate control of the owner or competent person authorized by the owner. There shall be a presumption that police dogs, search and rescue dogs and other such working dogs which are training or working under the control of their handler are not running at large.

X. “Service animal” means any animal which is trained or being trained to aid a person with a visual or hearing impairment or a physical disability and is used for that purpose and is registered with a recognized service animal organization.

Y. “Service area” means that area within the city limits of Bothell.

Z. “Shelter” means a facility which is used to house or contain stray, homeless, abandoned, or unwanted animals and which is owned, operated or maintained by a public body, an established humane society, animal welfare society, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or other nonprofit organization or person devoted to the welfare, protection, and humane treatment of animals.

AA. “Special hobby kennel license” means a license issued to pet owners under certain conditions, who do not meet the requirements for a hobby kennel license, to allow them to retain only those specific dogs and cats then in their possession until such time as the death or transfer of such animals reduces the number they possess to the legal limit set forth in the city of Bothell Municipal Code.

BB. “Under control” means the animal is under competent control so as to be thereby restrained from approaching, intimidating or injuring any bystander or other animal and from causing or being the cause of physical property damage when off the premises of the owner. Police dogs, search and rescue dogs and other such working dogs shall be presumed to be under control while such dogs are training or working under the control of their handler even though no leash or direct restraint is utilized.

CC. “Vicious” means the act of or the propensity to do any act endangering the safety of any person, animal, or property of another, including, but not limited to, biting a human being, an attack on human beings or domestic animals without provocation. (Ord. 2061 § 1, 2011; Ord. 2040 § 1, 2010; Ord. 1511 § 1, 1993; Ord. 1279 § 1, 1987; Ord. 919 §§ 1, 2, 1979; Ord. 666 § 3, 1966).