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A TRUE COPY CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE J.R. SMITH, CLERK The Society and the County hereby each make a commitment to implement when practicable programs and regulations with the goal of reducing the number of domestic animals overproduced in Indian River County. With respect to livestock,the parties acknowledge that the Society has a 3,200 sf barn and approximately 7 acres of fenced pasture.The Society shall accept from the public and Indian River County Animal Control and law enforcement all livestock that can be housed humanely on or within such premises When livestock housing at the Society is limited the Society shall assist owners with finding such livestock responsible homes whenever possible. ARTICLE 6.0-SECURING AGREEMENT The Society warrants that they have not employed or retained any company or person other than a bona fide employee working solely for the Society to solicit or secure this Contract and the Society has not paid or agreed to pay any person, company, corporations or firm other than a bona fide employee working solely for the Society any fee, commission, percentage, gift, or any other consideration contingent upon or resulting from the award or making of the Contract, with the exception of their legal counsel assisting in the preparation of the Contract. ARTICLE 7.0-CONTRACTUAL BASIS The Society shall perform the conditions of the Contract on an independent contractor basis,and nothing contained herein shall be construed to be inconsistent with this relationship or status.The Society and its employees are not employees of the County, and are not entitled to the benefits provided by the County to its own employees.The Society and County shall each file such Federal and State tax returns as may be required of each of them. The Society, as a private employer, and its employees, are not governed or bound by any collective bargaining agreements, employment policies, grievance procedures, or laws/ordinances which may control the relationship between the County, a public employer, and its employees. ARTICLE 8.0-APPLICABLE LAW This Contract shall be governed by the laws, rules and regulations of the State of Florida and Indian River County relating to Animal Control,Animal Welfare, and Animal Cruelty. ARTICLE 9.0-INSURANCE 9.1 INSURANCE COVERAGE REQUIRED A) The Society shall obtain and maintain such insurance or self-insurance as will protect it from: (1) claims under Workers'-Compensation laws, Disability Benefits laws, or other similar employee benefit laws; (2) claims for damages because of bodily injury, occupational sickness or disease, death of any person other than its employees, including claims insured by usual personal injury liability coverage; and (3)from claims for injury to or insured by usual personal injury liability coverage; and (4) from claims for injury to or destruction of tangible property, including loss or use resulting therefrom, any or all of which claims may arise out of, or result from, the services, work and operations carried out pursuant to and under the requirements of this Contract, whether such services, work and operations be by the Society, 4