(A) Has a right of property in an animal
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Such indicators include an animal license tag, tattoo, microchip implant, ear tag, normally acceptable livestock identification, or other condition that would lead a person to reasonably believe that the animal has a current owner and may be lost. (56) Owned animal shall mean an animal for which an owner has been identified or that is surrendered to Prince George's County by a person proving ownership or one that is impounded by proper authority and held at the Animal Control Facility pending disposition of its case or, one for which there are indications that the animal has an owner. (55) Obedience training shall mean the concurrent training of a dog and its owner to prepare the dog as a companion to humankind and to prepare the dog's master for responsible control of the dog. (54) Nonbite contact shall mean a scratch or contamination of an abrasion, open wound, or mucous membrane with saliva or other potentially infectious material. The term "kennel" shall include a facility maintained solely for the keeping of foxhounds used for fox chasing. Obedience training of dogs or cats wherein the dogs or cats are not housed, boarded, or kenneled overnight shall not be considered a kennel if the operation is limited to the hours of 8:00 A.M. The ownership of dogs or cats which are part of a household or are maintained adjoining a private residence and are kept for hunting, practice tracking, or for exhibiting in dog or cat shows or field or obedience trials, and the sale of no more than one (1) litter per year shall not constitute the operation of a kennel. An animal hospital maintained by a licensed veterinarian as part of the practice of veterinary medicine for the treatment of animals shall not be considered a commercial kennel, except to the extent that it engages in the boarding of well dogs or cats.
(51) Kennel shall mean an establishment or a private individual engaged in the breeding of dogs or cats, or the boarding, buying, grooming, letting for hire, training for a fee, or selling of dogs or cats.
(50) Keeping or harboring shall mean the act of, or the permitting or sufferance by, an owner or occupant of real property either of feeding or sheltering any domesticated animal on the premises of the occupant or owner thereof. (38) Dog shall mean any member of the domesticated canine species, male or female. (15) Animal Control Officer shall mean any person designated as such by the Administrator of Animal Control or his authorized representative for the purpose of enforcing this Subtitle. (14) Animal Control Facility shall mean any facility operated by or under contract with Prince George's County, Maryland, for the care, confinement, detention, or euthanasia or other disposition of animals pursuant to the provisions of this Subtitle. (13) Animal Control program shall mean that unit within the Department of Environmental Resources designated by the Director and authorized by this Subtitle to administer and enforce the provisions of this Subtitle under the direction of the Administrator of Animal Control. (11) Animal shall mean every nonhuman species of animal, both domesticated and wild, including, but not limited to, dogs, cats, ferrets, livestock, and fowl. (8) Administrator of animal control or Administrator shall mean that person designated by the Director of the Department of Environmental Resources to administer the operations of the animal control program or his designee. (a) As used in and for the purposes of this Subtitle, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings assigned to them herein: In addition, if a Pit Bull injures or kills a person or a domestic animal without provocation, then it will be destroyed. A violation of this ordinance may result in a fine of up to $1,000 or be sentenced to up to 6 months in prison. Dogs that have been trained for security, search and rescue, or for police or fire services are exempt. Show dogs are allowed into the county on a temporary basis. If the person owned the dog prior to November 1, 1996, then s/he may continue to keep it if s/he complies with certain conditions, such as registering it with the Administrator of Animal Control and keeping an ID tag on the dog and keeping the dog inside or on a secure leash. Prince George's County, Maryland prohibits owning or keeping a Pit Bull Terrier with exceptions.