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BUR , , FAW 4. The owner or keeper shall notify the county animal control division immediately if a vicious dog is on the loose, is unconfined, c has attacked another animal or has threatened or attacked a human being, or has died or has been sold or given away. If the vicious dog has been sold or given away, the owner or keeper shall also provide to the division the name, address and telephone number of the owner of the vicious dog. If the vicious dog has died the animal control authority shall be notified and the remains shall not be destroyed until identified by the aminal control authority. IS HEREBY AMENDED to read as follows with consequential subparagraph relettering whereby present (i) becomes (k) : (h) The owner or keeper shall obtain and maintain the liability insurance required by this section during the twelve-month period of which licensing is sought, unless the owner or keeper shall cease to own or keep the vicious dog prior to the expiration of such license. The owner or keeper shall notify the county animal control division of any cancellation, modification, expiration or termination of the liability insurance policy required by this section. (i) The owner or keeper shall, on or prior to the effective date of such license for which application is being made, have an approved proper enclosure approved in writing, by an animal control officer for the vicious dog on the property where the vicious dog will be kept or maintained. In addition, the annual registration fee required by subparagraph (k) shall be paid on a pro rata basis for the remainder of the license period, if any. 6) The owner shall immediately notify the appropriate animal control authority when a dog that has been classified as dangerous: a. Is loose or unconfined. b. Has bitten a human being or attacked another animal. C. Is sold, given away, dies, runs away or stolen. d. Is moved to another address. Prior to a dangerous dog being sold or given away, the owner shall provide the name, address, and telephone number of the new owner to the animal control authority. The new owner must comply with all of the requirements of this ordinance, even if the animal is moved from one local jurisdiction to another within the state. The appropriate animal control officer must is notified by the owner of a dog classified as dangerous that the dog is in his jurisdiction. SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY. If any section, or any sentence, paragraph, phrase, or word ofthiid, s ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, inoperative, or vo such holding shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordin shall be construed to have been the legislative intent tance, and it o pass the ordinance without such unconstitutional, invalid or inoperative part. SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE WE. A certified copy of this ordinance, as enacted, shall be filed by the Clerk with the Office of the Secretary of State of the state of Florida within ten days after enactment, and this ordinance shall take effect upon filing with the Secretary of State. - Approved and adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, on this dayof A P r 1 1 1997 This ordinance was advertised in the Vero Beach Press -Journal on the y day of Mme, 1997, fora public hearing to be held on the I day of ----&P r i 1 1997, at which time it was moved for adoption by Commissioner Adams , seconded by Commissioner M a c h t following vote: ,and adopted by the Chairman Carolyn K. Eggert Aye Vice Chairman John W. Tippin A y e Commissioner Caroline Ginn Aye Commissioner Kenneth R. Macht Aye Commissioner Fran B. Adams Aye APRIL 19 1997 34