Animal\nServices\u00a0Provides for the care and control of animals in\nthe Louisville Metro area, including pet licensing and pet adoption.
\n\nData Dictionary:
violation number\u00a0- Number\nautomatically generated when a citation, civil penalty or violation is stored\nin Chameleon
\n\nviolation type
\n\nCIT CRUEL\u00a0Uniform\nCitation where 525.130 has been charged
\nCIT DD/PDD\u00a0Uniform Citation where 91.150 or 91.152 has been charged
\nCITATION\u00a0Uniform Citation
\nCITE71\u00a0Uniform Citation issued in the field for someone contesting\nthe requirements of 91.071
\nCIVIL PEN\u00a0Civil Penalty
\nCRIM COMP\u00a0Criminal Complaint
\nV71/CITE\u00a0When a offender does not comply with a VIOL 71 and a\nCITATION is issued in its place for noncompliance.
\nV71/CP\u00a0When a offender does not comply with a VIOL 71 and a CIVIL\nPEN is issued in its place for noncompliance.
\nV71/CRIM\u00a0When a offender does not comply with a VIOL 71 and a CRIM\nCOMP is issued in its place for noncompliance.
\nVET\u00a0Violation Notice issued for vet care or grooming needs
\nVET/CRIM\u00a0When a offender does not comply with a VET and a CRIM COMP\nis issued in its place for noncompliance.
\nVIOL 71\u00a0Violation Notice issued when an animal has been impounded\nin the field and returned to it's owner. Charges can include 91.002, 91.020,\n91.071.
\nVIOL CTER\u00a0Violation Notice issued when a pet that was impounded at\nthe shelter is redeemed by its owner. Charges can include 91.002, 91.020,\n91.071.
\nVIOL NOTIC\u00a0Violation Notice
\nVIOL RED\u00a0Violation Notice issued when a pet that was impounded at\nthe shelter is redeemed by its owner but a vet is not present to complete the\nrequirements of 91.071. Owner is given time to complete the requirements.\nCharges can include 91.002, 91.020, 91.071.
\nVIOL/CP\u00a0When a offender does not comply with a VIOL NOTIC and a\nCIVIL PEN is issued in its place for noncompliance.
\nVIOL/CRIM\u00a0When a offender does not comply with a VIOL NOTIC, or\nWARNING and a CRIM COMP is issued in its place for noncompliance.
\nVN/CITE\u00a0When a offender does not comply with a VIOL NOTIC and a\nCITATION is issued in its place for noncompliance.
\nVOTC/CITE\u00a0When an offender is issued a VIOL CTER but contest the\nrequirements of 91.071 so a CITATION is issued.
\nVOTC/CP\u00a0When a offender does not comply with a VIOL CTER and a\nCIVIL PEN is issued in its place for noncompliance.
\nVOTC/CRIM\u00a0When a offender does not comply with a VIOL CTER and a\nCRIM COMP is issued in its place for noncompliance.
\nVRED/CITE\u00a0When a offender does not comply with a VIOL RED and a\nCITATION is issued in its place for noncompliance.
\nVRED/CP\u00a0When a offender does not comply with a VIOL RED and a CIVIL\nPEN is issued in its place for noncompliance.
\nVRED/CRIM\u00a0When a offender does not comply with a VIOL RED and a\nCRIM COMP is issued in its place for noncompliance.
\nWARN/CITE\u00a0When a offender does not comply with a WARNING or VET and\na CITATION is issued in its place for noncompliance.
\nWARN/CP\u00a0When a offender does not comply with a WARNING and a CIVIL\nPEN is issued in its place for noncompliance.
\nWARNING\u00a0Violation Notice where no fee is charged or owner is\nrequired to comply with a particular requirement such as fixing a fence,\ngetting a dog house, etc.
form\u00a0- Unique\nnumber on each citation, civil penalty or violation used to identify the\nparticular form
\n\nviolation date\u00a0- Date the\ncitation, civil penalty or violation was issued
\n\ncase number\u00a0- Activity\nnumber associated with the citation and the sequence number associated with the\nrun. This number shows how many times an officer has worked that particular run
\n\ncase type
\n\nALLEY CAT TRAP\u00a0A call where\nan animal control officer and a member of Alley Cat Advocates works together to\ntrap cats for TNR.
\nASSIST\u00a0Any call where assistance is needed from an animal control\nofficer.
\nASSIST ACO\u00a0Any call where an animal control officer requires\nassistance from another animal control officer.
\nASSIST FIRE\u00a0Any call where Fire requires assistance from the animal\ncontrol officer.
\nASSIST OTHER\u00a0Any call where another emergency responder or\ngovernment employee requires assistance from the animal control officer.
\nASSIST POLICE\u00a0Any call where Police requires assistance from the\nanimal control officer.
\nASSIST SHERIFF\u00a0Any call where an sheriff requires assistance from\nthe animal control officer.
\nCONVERT\u00a0A call created when a officer is converting a violation\nnotice to a citation or a civil penalty for noncompliance.
\nCONVERT CITATION\u00a0A call created when a officer is converting a\nviolation notice to a citation or a civil penalty for noncompliance.
\nINVESTIGAT\u00a0Any complaint where an investigation is needed that does\nnot fit into a category already in use.
\nINVESTIGAT # POULTRY\u00a0Any complaint where the caller states the\nowner has more poultry than allowed by the ordinance.
\nINVESTIGAT ABAN\u00a0Any call for an owner leaving an animal for a\nperiod in excess of 24 hours, without the animal's owner or the owners\u2019\ndesignated caretaker providing all provisions of necessities.
\nINVESTIGAT ABUSE\u00a0A cruelty/abuse/neglect situation where the health\nand safety of an animal is in jeopardy because of exposure to extreme weather,\nor other neglect/abuse factors. Examples include reports of beating, hitting,\nkicking, burning an animal, dog currently suffering from injury or illness and\ncould die if treatment not provided
\nINVESTIGAT ANI ATACK\u00a0Any call for an attack on an animal by another\nanimal.
\nINVESTIGAT BARKLETTER\u00a0Any barking complaint where the caller wishes\nto remain anonymous.
\nINVESTIGAT BITE\u00a0Any call for a bite from an animal to a person
\nINVESTIGAT BITEF\u00a0This is used when an animal control officer is\nfollowing up on a bite investigation.
\nINVESTIGAT CHAINING\u00a0Any complaint of a dog tethered illegally. The\ndispatcher must verify with the caller that the dog is not in distress and has\nnecessities such as water, shelter etc.
\nINVESTIGAT CROWLET\u00a0Any crowing complaint where the caller wishes to\nremain anonymous.
\nINVESTIGAT DOGFIGHT\u00a0Any call where a person or persons in engaged\nin fighting dogs or have fought dogs in the past.
\nINVESTIGAT ENCLOSURE\u00a0Any complaint made due to an animal not being\nconfined securely in an enclosure. Examples being holes in fences, jumping a\nfence.
\nINVESTIGAT FECES LET\u00a0Any complaint concerning a citizen not picking\nup after their animal where the caller wishes to remain anonymous.
\nINVESTIGAT FOLLOW UP\u00a0This call is used when an animal control\nofficer is following up on an investigation.
\nINVESTIGAT LIC LETTER\u00a0Any complaint to check license not reported\nby the Health Dept. or supervisor.
\nINVESTIGAT NEGLI\u00a0A cruelty/abuse/neglect situation where the health\nand safety of an animal is in jeopardy because of exposure to extreme weather,\nor other neglect/abuse factors. Examples include reports of failure to provide\nvet care, thin animal, no shelter , no water/food.
\nINVESTIGAT OTHER\u00a0Any complaint where an investigation is needed\nthat does not fit into a category already in use.
\nINVESTIGAT PET IN CAR\u00a0Any complaint of an animal left in a car
\nINVESTIGAT TNR\u00a0Any complaint of stray unowned cats
\nMAS\u00a0A run made to meet a caller at Metro Animal Services
\nMAS TRAP\u00a0Calls made by animal control officers when they are\ntrapping cats for TNR.
\nNUISANCE BARK\u00a0Any complaint on a barking dog where the complainant\nwants to be contacted and give a statement
\nNUISANCE CROWING\u00a0Any crowing complaint where the complainant wants\nto be contacted and give a statement.
\nNUISANCE OTHER\u00a0Any complaint other than barking, crowing, and\nrestraint issues where the complainant wants to be contacted and give a\nstatement.
\nNUISANCE RESTRAINT\u00a0Any restraint complaint where the complainant\nwants to be contacted and give a statement.
\nOTHER\u00a0This category is used for a variety of calls including\npicking up tags, speaking at events, calls that do not have a category already
\nOWNED\u00a0Any call for an owned animal that does not fit in one of the\nother categories.
\nOWNED AGGRESSIVE\u00a0Any aggressive loose animal that is owned.\nAggressive behavior includes growling, showing teeth, lunging forward or\ncharging at the person or other animal.
\nPERMIT INS\u00a0A call for an animal control officer to conduct a permit\ninspection at a particular location.
\nRESCUE DOMESTIC\u00a0A call for an domestic animal in distress,\ntypically dogs and cats. These calls include dogs in lakes, animals in sewers\nor drains, cats in car engines, etc.
\nRESCUE LIVESTOCK\u00a0A call for livestock in distress. This includes\ncattle stuck in ponds, cattle near a busy roadway, etc.
\nRESCUE OTHER\u00a0A call for an domestic animal in distress, typically\nany other domestic animal or any call that does not fit in the other categories.
\nRESCUE WILDLIFE\u00a0This call is typically used for a bat in someone's\nhome or business.
\nSTRAY\u00a0Any call for an animal that is stray that does not fit a\nspecific category
\nSTRAY AGGRS\u00a0Any aggressive loose animal that is stray. Aggressive\nbehavior includes growling, showing teeth, lunging forward or charging at the\nperson or other animal.
\nSTRAY CONF\u00a0Any call for an unowned, non-aggressive animal,\nexcluding a bat, confined by a citizen that is not in a trap.
\nSTRAY INJURED\u00a0Any call for a sick/injured animal that is life\nthreatening i.e. \u2013 vomiting or defecating blood, trouble breathing, unable to\nmove, hit by a car, visible wounds, bleeding profusely, unable to stand. This\nincludes sick or injured community cats.
\nSTRAY POSS OWNED\u00a0Any animal running loose that has an owner or\npossible owner. This is used when the caller does not want to give a statement\nor be contacted.
\nSTRAY ROAM\u00a0Any animal running loose that has no known owner,\nexcluding cats. Will be closed out after 72 hours if no further calls and no call\nback number.
\nSTRAY SICK\u00a0Any call for a sick/injured animal that is life\nthreatening i.e. \u2013 vomiting or defecating blood, trouble breathing, unable to\nmove, hit by a car, visible wounds, bleeding profusely, unable to stand. This\nincludes sick or injured community cats.
\nSTRAY TRAP\u00a0Any call for a dog or cat, excluding a bat, confined in\na trap. This includes checking a trap set by LMAS daily.
\nSURRENDER\u00a0A call to pick up an owned animal that the owner wants to\nsurrender.
\nSURRENDER CAT\u00a0A call to pick up an owned cat that the owner wants\nto surrender.
\nSURRENDER DOG\u00a0A call to pick up an owned dog that the owner wants\nto surrender.
\nSURRENDER LITTER PUP\u00a0A call to pick up an owned litter of puppies\nthat the owner wants to surrender.
\nTRANSPORT\u00a0A call for an animal control officer to take an item to a\nparticular location. This includes picking up tags from vets, delivering traps\nthat belong to a citizen, etc.
\nTRANSPORT ANIMALA call to take an animal to a location. Examples include\ntaking an animal to a vet, taking an animal to the Kentucky Humane Society,\netc.
\nTRANSPORT DISMAS\u00a0When an animal control officer returns or picks up\na member of Dismas to or from the halfway house.
\nTRANSPORT HEAD TO LAB\u00a0Specimens to go to the Health Department for\nrabies testing.
\nTRANSPORT JEFFERSON\u00a0Dropping off or picking up an injured/sick\nanimal from Jefferson Animal Hospital.
\nTRANSPORT NECROPSY\u00a0When an animal control officer takes a body of\nanimal to the University of Kentucky for a necropsy.
\nTRANSPORT OTHER\u00a0A call for an animal control officer to take an\nitem to a particular location. This includes picking up tags from vets,\ndelivering traps that belong to a citizen, etc.
\nTRANSPORT SNIP\u00a0A call to take a cat(s) to the SNIP Clinic for\nsurgery, or pick up cat from the SNIP Clinic from surgery
\nTRANSPORT SNR\u00a0A call where an animal control officer returns a cat\nto the field that has been spayed/neutered, vaccinated and ear tipped as per\nthe ordinance LMO 91.130
\nTRANSPORT TNR\u00a0A call where an animal control officer returns a cat\nto the field that has been spayed/neutered, vaccinated and ear tipped as per\nthe ordinance LMO 91.130
\nVET NOTICE\u00a0A run for an animal control officer to follow up on a\nviolation notice that was issued for vet care where the owner has not shown\ncompliance.
\nVET NOTICE FOLLOW UP\u00a0A run for an animal control officer to follow\nup on a violation notice that was issued for vet care where the owner has not\nshown compliance.
\nWILDLIFE\u00a0Any call for wildlife that does not fit in another\ncategory.
\nWILDLIFE AGGRS\u00a0Any call for aggressive wildlife (MAS no longer\nresponds to these calls. Callers must now contact the Kentucky Department of\nFish and Wildlife)
\nWILDLIFE CONF\u00a0Any call for a bat in a residence or a possible\nexposure to a bat.
\nWILDLIFE INJURED\u00a0Any call for injured wildlife (MAS no longer\nresponds to these calls. Callers must now contact the Kentucky Department of\nFish and Wildlife)
\nWILDLIFE SICK\u00a0Any call for sick wildlife (MAS no longer responds to\nthese calls. Callers must now contact the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife)
\nWILDLIFE TRAP\u00a0Any call for a bat in a residence or a possible\nexposure to a bat.
\nXTRA SERVE\u00a0Deliver a notice that an animal is at the shelter.
\nXTRA SERVE ALLEY CAT\u00a0Calls to assist Alley Cat Advocates or to\neducate citizens on Alley Cat Advocates
\nXTRA SERVE COURT\u00a0Calls requiring an officer to appear in court to\ntestify or represent MAS. Can also be for an animal control officer to drop of\ncitations, take out criminal complaints or other duties.
\nXTRA SERVE PDD\u00a0Any call where an animal control officer delivers\npotentially dangerous dog paperwork to an owner or verifies that an owner has\ncomplied with the potentially dangerous dog requirements.
\nXTRA SERVE VIOL OTC\u00a0A call where an animal control officer comes to\nthe shelter to issue a violation notice to a citizen redeeming their pet.
\nYARD CHECK\u00a0Any call requiring an officer to inspect a property for\na variety of reasons such as court ordered, animal is at MAS
officer- The name of the\nofficer that issued the citation, civil penalty or violation.
\n\nviolation jurisdiction\u00a0- Zip code of\nwhere the offense took place or where the citation was issued
\n\ncourt\u00a0- If sent to\ncourt this is the date given to the person to attend court, If given a civil\npenalty this is the date of compliance for the civil penalty
\n\ndocket\u00a0- For uniform\ncitations, it is the unique number on the lower right hand side of the\ncitation. For civil penalties, it is the violation no. For Criminal Complaints,\nit is the last seven numbers of the criminal complaint
\n\nappearance date- This is the date\nthe defendant has to comply by.
\n\noutcome date\u00a0- This is the\ndate when the final disposition in made on the citation, civil penalty or\nviolation.
\n\noutcome stat
\n\nAPPEAL\u00a0Owner is\nappealing a civil penalty
\nBENCH WAR\u00a0Owner has a bench warrant because they did not show up\nfor court
\nCOMPLIED\u00a0Owner has complied with a violation notice, civil penalty,\nor citation
\nCOND DISC\u00a0Court case was conditionally discharged
\nCONV CITA\u00a0Owner was issued a citation due to noncompliance with a\nviolation notice.
\nCONV CRIM\u00a0A criminal complaint was taken out on an owner for\nnoncompliance.
\nCONVERT CP\u00a0A civil penalty was issued to an owner for noncompliance\non a violation notice.
\nDISMISSED\u00a0Court case, civil penalty or violation notice was\ndismissed
\nDWOP\u00a0Court case was dismissed without prejudice.
\nEXPUNGED\u00a0Court case was expunged.
\nGUILTY\u00a0Owner plead or was found guilty in a criminal case.
\nGUILTY KRS\u00a0Owner plead or was found guilty of a charge involving a\nKRS violation in a criminal case.
\nGUILTY PDD\u00a0Owner plead or was found guilty of a dangerous\ndog/potentially dangerous dog violation in a criminal case.
\nGUILTYOTCA\u00a0Owner plead or was found guilty to Owner to Control\nAnimals in a dangerous dog/potentially dangerous dog criminal case.
\nHAND ADMIN\u00a0Owner did not comply with a civil penalty.
\nLETTERMAIL\u00a0Letter was mailed to an owner due to noncompliance with\na civil penalty
\nNOT GUILTY\u00a0Owner was found not guilty in a criminal case
\nPAID\u00a0Owner paid a fine for a civil penalty or violation notice
\nRETURN ACO\u00a0Violation notice was returned to the officer due to\nnoncompliance
\nSENT ATTOR\u00a0Violation notice was sent to the county attorney to\nreview for a criminal complaint.
\nVOID\u00a0Citation, civil penalty, or violation notice was voided.
receipt\u00a0- If there\nwas a fine or fee owed, this is the receipt number automatically generated when\npaid by the offender
\n\noffense\u00a0- The\nLouisville Metro Ordinance or Kentucky Revised Statutes that was violated
\n91.002\u00a0- Restraint required
\n91.004- Owner to control animal; Nuisances prohibited
\n91.007- Interference with enforcement prohibited
\n91.010- Sanitary disposal of animal feces required
\n91.020- Dog, cat, and ferret licenses
\n91.023- Other required licenses and permits
\n91.025\u00a0- Vaccinations; fixation of tags
\n91.040- Number of dogs on residentially used property
\n91.070- Impoundment authorized; euthanasia of unclaimed animals
\n91.071- Reclaiming impounded animal
\n91.072- Quarantine of animals
\n91.090- Provision of necessities
\n91.091\u00a0- Restraint by leash, chain, or collar; specifications
\n91.092\u00a0- Abandonment
\n91.102\u00a0- Confinement in a motor vehicle
\n91.128\u00a0- Sale of animals from animal shelter
\n91.150- Dangerous dogs and potentially dangerous dogs
\n91.152\u00a0- Requirements for ownership of a dangerous dog or a\npotentially dangerous dog
\n258.225\u00a0- Peace Officers and animal control officers required to\nperform duties- Interference prohibited
\n525.130- Cruelty to animals- 2nd degree
\nCITATION\u00a0- Generic category given to indicate a citation was issued\nto a specific animal
\nLMO 91.002\u00a0- Restraint required
\nLMO 91.020\u00a0- Dog, cat, and ferret licenses
\nLMO 91.071- Reclaiming impounded animal
Contact:
\n\nAdam Hamilton
\n\nAdam.Hamilton@louisvilleky.gov
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