A. Animal means every non-human mammalian species of " animal, both domestic and wild.
B. At Large means an animal not under restraint.
C. Bite means any penetration of the skin by the teeth of any animal.
D. Biting Animal means any animal that bites, or otherwise injures human beings or other animals without provocation.
E. Collar means a band, chain, harness or suitable device worn around the neck of a dog to which a license may be affixed.
F. Dog means any member of the canine species.
G. Impound means the act of taking or receiving an animal into custody for the purpose of confinement at Pima County Animal Control Facility.
H. Leash or lead means a chain, rope, leather strap, cord or similar restraint attached to a collar or harness or otherwise secured around an animal's neck.
I. Licensed Dog means any dog having a current license.
J. Livestock means neat animals, horses, sheep, goats, swine, mules and asses.
K. Owner means any person owning, keeping, possessing, harboring, maintaining or having custody or otherwise having control of an animal within the Town limits.
L. Police Dog means any dog belonging to any law enforcement agency service dog unit.
M. Provocation means any behavior toward an animal or its owners or its owner's property which is likely to cause a defensive reaction by the animal.
N. Tie-out means a chain, leash, wire cable or similar restraint attached to a swivel or pulley.br> O. Under Restraint means an animal secured by a leash or lead and under control of a responsible person; or confined within a vehicle; or located upon the real property limits of its owners.
P. Vaccination means an anti-rabies vaccination using a type of vaccine approved by the State Veterinarian and administered by a state licensed veterinarian.

1. Vaccination Required:
It shall be a civil infraction. to own, keep, possess, harbor or maintain a dog over the age of four (4) months in the Town without having such dog vaccinated in accordance with the requirements of state statute, this Chapter and Pima County Animal Control Regulations.
2. License Required:
It shall be a civil infraction to own, keep, possess, harbor or maintain a dog over the age of four (4) months in the Town for more than thirty (30) days without having such dog licensed in accordance with the requirements of state statute, this Chapter and Pima County Animal Control Regulations.
3. Tag Required:
Every owner shall be required to provide each dog licensed by such owner with a collar to which the license tag must be affixed. It shall be the duty of such owner to see that the collar and tag are constantly worn by each dog. Failure to comply will be a civil infraction.
4. A person found responsible for a violation of §B1, §B2 or §:B3 shall be sanctioned in accordance with the provisions of §IIIA of this chapter.
5. Procedure:
(a) Vaccination certificate prerequisite to license: No license shall be issued for any dog until the owner has presented a vaccination certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian containing the information required by this Chapter.
(b) Vaccination type and fees:
(i) The type or types of anti-rabies vaccination that may be used for vaccination of dogs, the period of time between vaccination and revaccination, and the dosage and method of administration of the vaccine shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations designated by the state veterinarian as required by A.R.S. section 24-362, as amended.
(ii) The person causing a dog to be vaccinated shall demand and be given an official certificate certifying to the fact of such vaccination and the date thereof, stating the 'owner's name and address and giving a brief description of the dog, date of vaccination and type thereof, manufacture and serial number of the vaccine used, and the date revaccination is due.
(iii) The fee for rabies vaccinations at the Pima County Animal Control center shall be six (6) dollars ($6.00).
(c) Vaccination other than in Pima County:
A dog vaccinated in any area outside of the county prior to entry into the town may be licensed in this town, provided that, at the time of licensing, the owner of such dog presents a vaccination certificate signed by a duly licensed veterinarian; and the certificate shall contain the information required by this article, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(d) License fees:
(i) No license shall be issued until the payment of a license fee of five dollars ($5.00) has been made.
(ii) Exceptions:
(a) The license fee for all unneutered dogs less than ten (10) years old and medically able to . undergo neutering shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00) except for those dogs owned by persons licensed in the business of dog breeding. Any person who has paid the fifteen dollar ($15.00) license fee who presents a certificate from a veterinarian showing that a dog has subsequently been neutered shall be entitled to a rebate of ten dollars ($10.00).
(b) The license fee for persons 65 years old or more shall be three dollars ($3.00) for neutered dogs and eight dollars ($8. 0.0) for unneutered dogs. Any person who has paid the eight dollar ($8.00) license fee who presents a certificate from a veterinarian showing that a dog has subsequently been neutered shall be entitled to a rebate of five dollars ($5.00).
(c) A guide dog belonging to a blind person, or a , hearing ear dog belonging to a deaf person, or a certified "Handi-Dog" shall be licensed pursuant to this article without payment of a fee,
(d) Each dog license fee which is not paid when due as provided by §IIB(2) or upon expiration of a license previously issued under the Chapter is delinquent, and there shall be added to such fee, and collected in addition thereto, a penalty of two dollars .($2.00).
(e) Application for license and records: At the time application is made for a license, the owner shall provide his name and address, and the name, breed, age, color and sex of each dog licensed by owner. Pima County Animal Control shall keep a register of all dogs licensed and any other records necessary for the enforcement of this article.
(f) Issuance, contents of tags: Upon issuance of a license it shall be the duty of Pima County Animal Control to issue a tag for each dog so licensed. Upon each tag for each dog so licensed shall be inscribed the name of the city or county, the number of the license, and the date, it expires.
(g) Duplicate license tags: Whenever a dog license tag is lost, a duplicate license tag will be issued upon application by the owner and the payment of three dollars ($3.00) to Pima County Animal Control.
(h) Transfer of Licenses: Whenever the ownership of a dog has been changed, the new owner must secure a transfer of license to such owner. A transfer fee of three dollars ($3.00) shall be charged to transfer any license.
6. Exceptions:
(a) Dogs in the following circumstances need not wear a collar with a tag provided that they are properly vaccinated and licensed:
(1) While being exhibited at an American Kennel Club approved show.
(2) While engaged in races approved by the Arizona Racing Commission.
(3) A police dog at any time.
(b) §2 shall not apply to a. nonresident keeping a dog within the Town for not longer than thirty (30) days, provided the dog is licensed elsewhere.
7. Impoundment: If a dog is impounded and found to be unvaccinated, Pima County Animal Control is hereby authorized to cause such dog to be vaccinated at the pound at a cost to be borne by the owner. The vaccination shall be performed by a licensed veterinarian, who shall issue a certificate of vaccination.

1. It shall be a civil infraction for the owner of any dog to fail to immediately remove and dispose of in a sanitary manner any solid waste deposited by such dog on public property.
2. It shall be a civil infraction for the owner of any dog 1 to allow such dog to deposit solid waste upon any private property without the consent of the owner or the person in control of the property.
3. A person found responsible for a violation of §C1 or §C2 shall be sanctioned in accordance with the provisions of §IIIA of this chapter.
4. Exceptions: This article shall not apply to:
(a) blind persons
(b) persons with mobility disabilities (c) police officers or other law enforcement officers accompanied by police dogs while on emergency
5. However, nothing in this section or code shall be deemed to permit or otherwise allow any violation of any applicable state, county or town ordinances including health code and nuisance regulations.

1. The owner of any animal that bites or otherwise injures human beings or other animals is guilty of a misdemeanor.

2. It is unlawful for any person to fail to comply with an order of a Town Magistrate regarding a biting animal. Such offense is a misdemeanor and it is a separate offense for each day that such person fails to comply with the Magistrate's order.

3. A violation of §Dl or §D2 is punishable in accordance with the provisions of §IIIB of this chapter.

4. Misdemeanor Compromise: A violation of §Dl of this section may be misdemeanor compromised pursuant to the procedures set forth within Arizona Revised Statute §13-3981. The recommendation of the Town Prosecutor's Office will be necessary before such arrangement can be entered into.

5. Order to ShowCause/Biting Animal:

(a) A Pima County Animal Control Officer or other designated Town Enforcement Agent upon determining that any animal within the Town limits is a "biting animal", and is an immediate danger to the safety or any person or other animal, may impound the animal immediately.
(b) Within ten (10) days of the date of impoundment, a Town Magistrate shall conduct a hearing as described in subsection (c) below.
(c) The Oro Valley Magistrate Court, for good cause shown in a petition filed by the Town Prosecutor's Office, shall order that an Order to Show Cause Hearing be held, at which time the owner shall appear and show cause why the animal should not be declared a "biting animal" and sanctions be ordered pursuant to §5(e).
(d) The owner of-the animal shall be notified of this hearing by the Court. Upon proof of such notification, such hearing may proceed in the owner's absence.
(e) Sanctions: Upon the declaration of an animal as a "biting animal", a Town Magistrate may order one '- or more of the following:
(i) That the animal shall be kept in an enclosure that is high enough so that the animal cannot bite, harm, or injure anyone outside the enclosure; that the enclosure and property whereon it is located shall be posted with conspicuous warning signs; and that at no time shall the animal leave the enclosure unless it is muzzled, leashed and under the control of an adult human being; or
(iii) That the animal' be banished from the town limits of the Town of Oro Valley; or
(iii) That the animal be humanely destroyed; or
(iv) That the animal be spayed or neutered at the owner's expense; or
(v) Restitution up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) may be ordered made by the owner to the victim. This remedy shall not abridge any civil cause of action by the victim.

6. Defenses: It shall be an affirmative defense to §D1, §D2 or §D5(c) if either:
(a) Provocation existed at the time of the bite; or
(b) The dog is a police dog under the command of its trainer.

1. Abandonment: It is unlawful for any owner of an animal to leave such animal in any location for more than forty-eight (48) hours without providing for that animal's care and well-being. The requisite intent to abandon for more than forty-eight (48) hours may be shown by proving-that 1) the owner has left the animal in an abode that is not presently occupied; or 2) the owner released the animal out of a vehicle onto public or private property without making arrangements for its care. Such offense is a misdemeanor.
2. Cruelty: It is unlawful for any person to torture, cruelly beat or kick, mutilate, cruelly injure, or cruelly or unlawfully kill an animal or to cause or allow an animal to be tortured, cruelly beaten or kicked, mutilated, cruelly injured, or cruelly or unlawfully killed. Such offense is a misdemeanor.
3. Failure to Render Aid: It is unlawful for any person to accidentally or otherwise hit and injure an animal with an automobile or other vehicle and to leave without making a reasonable effort to obtain aid or to render aid and assistance in the care of such animal.
4. Neglect: It is unlawful for any owner of any animal to fail to comply ,with the following:
(a) Daily provide the animal with food that is of sufficient quantity and nutritive value to maintain the animal in good health.
(b) Provide potable water that is accessible to the animal at all times.
(c) Provide access to natural or artificial shelter to the animal throughout the year. Such shelter must be maintained in good repair to protect the animal from injury and the elements and must be of sufficient size to permit the animal to enter, stand, turn around and lie down in a natural manner. Livestock are not included in this section.
(d) Provide the animal with care and medical treatment for injuries, parasites and diseases, sufficient to maintain the animal in good health and minimize suffering.
(e) Provide the animal with adequate exercise space.
(f) If the animal is on a tie out, the tie out must consist of a chain, leash, wire cable or similar restraint attached to a swivel or pulley. Tie out collars shall not be of a choke type. The tie out shall be located so that it cannot be entangled with other objects, or caught on objects such as fences or walls. No tie out shall employ a restraint which is less than ten (10) feet in length.
(g) Provide the animal with adequate ventilation and - protection from temperature extremes at all times. It is unlawful for any person to keep any animal in a vehicle or other enclosed space in which the temperature is either so high or so low, or the ventilation is so inadequate as to endanger the animal's life or health.
Such failure to comply with any of the above subsections is a misdemeanor. 5. A violation of §El, §E2, §E3 or §E4 is punishable in accordance with the provisions of §IIIB of this chapter.
6. Order to Show Cause Abandonment/Cruelty/Neglect
(a) Impoundment/Criminal Violation - If a peace officer, or Pima County Animal Control officer has issued a citation for a violation of §E1, §E2, §E3 or §E4 of this article, or of Arizona Revised statutes §13-2910, and reasonably believes that the violation will continue, the officer is hereby authorized to remove and impound the animal.
(b) Impoundment/Exigent Circumstances - Any peace officer or Pima County Animal Control officer is hereby authorized and empowered to remove and impound any animal in plain view and suffering from immediate life threatening exigent circumstances.
(c) Costs - The owner of any animal removed and impounded under the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) above shall be liable for any impoundment, boarding or veterinarian fees incurred in connection therewith.
(d) Hearing -
(i) Within ten (10) days of any impoundment pursuant to §6(a) or §6(b) of this article, the owner of the animal may file a petition in Oro Valley Magistrate Court for an order to show cause why the animal should not be returned to the owner pending the outcome of the complaint.
(ii) At the hearing on the order to show cause, the Town Magistrate, upon a finding by a preponderance of the evidence that (1) there are reasonable grounds to believe that the prohibited treatment of the animal will continue or, (2) the owner willfully or through gross negligence caused or allowed to be caused pain, suffering or serious injury to the animal; shall order the animal retained by the Pima County Animal Control pending the outcome of the complaint.
(iii) If the owner fails to appear at the O.S.C. or if no petition is filed within ten (10) days, the Pima County Animal Control Center may place the animal up for adoption or dispose of it in as humane a manner as possible.