ARTICLE II. IN GENERAL Sec. 5-24 Sec. 5-24. General regulations relating to animals. Every person within Utah county who owns any animal or who owns, conducts, manages, or operates any animal establishment for which a license is required is also required by this ordinance:   A. Structural strength. Housing facilities for animals shall be structurally sound and shall be maintained in good repair, to protect the animals from injury, to contain the animals, and to restrict the entrance of other animals.   B. All animals shall be supplied with sufficient good and wholesome food and fresh water as often as the feeding habits of the respective animals require.   C. All animals and all animal buildings or enclosure shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.   D. All animals shall be so maintained so as to eliminate excessive odor and noise.   E. No animal shall be without attention more than twenty- four (24) consecutive hours. Whenever an animal is left unattended at a commercial animal facility the telephone number of the department of animal control or the name, address and telephone number of the responsible person shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the front of the property. However, this provision shall not apply to livestock. Livestock shall be attended at reasonable intervals.   F. Animals shall be treated humanly and no conditions shall be maintained or permitted that is or could be injurious to the animal.   G. Animal buildings and enclosures shall be so constructed and maintained as to prevent escape of the animal. All reasonable precautions shall be taken to protect the public from the animal and the animal from the public.   H. Every building or enclosure wherein animals are maintained shall be constructed of a material easily cleaned and shall be kept in a sanitary condition. The building shall be properly ventilated to prevent drafts and to remove odors. Heating, cooling, and shelter shall be provided as required according to the physical need of the animal, with sufficient light to allow observation of animals and sanitation.   I. Medical treatment shall be provided as necessary in order to maintain the health of the animals.   J. All animal rooms, cages, kennels, and runs shall be of sufficient size to provide adequate and proper accommodations for the animals kept therein.   K. Owners shall not allow animals which are natural enemies, temperamentally unsuited, or otherwise incompatible, to be quartered together or so near each other as to cause injury, fear, or torment.   L. All wild animals permitted pursuant to this section shall be maintained in buildings, enclosed yards, or cages as specified by the coordinator and such shall be kept at distances from adjacent buildings as specified in the Utah County zoning ordinances and the Utah County health ordinances. Representatives of Utah County Sheriffs Department or other duly designated representatives of the county may enter any premises where animals are maintained for investigation or inspection as to whether or not any portion of such premises, building, structure, enclosure, pen, or cage is being used, kept, or maintained in violation of this or any other county ordinance. This section does not permit any person to enter a private dwelling except where necessary to rescue an animal.
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