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c. The use of animals or livestock animals for scientific research conducted at commercial or academic facilities; d. The use of animals as commonly acceptable bait for lawful fishing activities; e. The extermination of vermin; £ The euthanizing or treatment of an animal or livestock animal by a Veterinarian or at a Veterinary Hospital or Clinic; g. The euthanizing or treatment of an animal or livestock animal at an animal control facility; h. The killing or injuring of animals or livestock animals by members of law enforcement or Animal Control Officers in the course of their duties; i. The killing or injuring of animals or livestock animals by persons protecting themselves or others from potential death or serious injury; or j. The training or disciplining of animals or livestock animals using commonly accepted methods. 42. Vermin: Shall mean animals that infest places where humans live,work,or control and which are commonly considered objectionable, excluding animals used solely as feeder animals. Examples include but are not limited to rodents, insects and wild bee colonies. 43. Wild Animal or Wild Creature: Shall mean any animal or livestock animal that is native to a foreign country, of foreign origin or character, not native to the United States, not native to the State of Nebraska, and/or is any wild, poisonous, or potentially dangerous animal not normally considered domesticated, including, but not limited to monkeys, squirrels, chipmunks, raccoons, skunks, snakes, lions or other non-domesticated cat species, wolf hybrids and foxes. Article II: Enforcement. §1. Enforcement; Jurisdiction; Agencies; Duties. 1. This Resolution shall be enforced outside of the limits of any city or village located within the corporate and/or geographical boundaries of Hall County, or within cities or village limits contracted with Hall County Sheriff's Department for the provision of law enforcement services therein. 2. The provisions of this Resolution and County Ordinances shall be enforced by the agency with which the County contracts to enforce said provisions and the Hall County Sheriff's Department. All employees of said Animal Control Authority shall be designated Animal Control Officers (ACO's) for the purposes of this Resolution and the County Ordinances. 3. The County Health Department shall assist in enforcement of this Resolution and with County Ordinances relating to public health, safety and welfare. 4. This Resolution shall not apply to: a) Care or treatment of any animal or livestock animal by veterinarian(s) licensed under the Nebraska Veterinary Practice Act until December 1, 2008, and the Veterinary Medicine b) Commonly accepted care or treatment of a police or military animal or police or military livestock animal by a law enforcement or military officer in the normal course of his or her duties; c) Research activity carried on by any research facility currently meeting the standards of the federal Animal Welfare Act, 7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq., as such act existed on January 1, 2003; d) Commonly accepted practices of hunting, fishing, or trapping; 6