(A) Food, water, shelter, veterinary care.
(1) No owner shall fail to provide his or her animal(s) with: adequate feed and water; proper, clean, and sanitary shelter and protection from the weather; and veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering. (See Cal. Penal Code §§ 597.1 and 597f.)
(2) In this section,
ADEQUATE FEED
means the provision at regular intervals, not to exceed 24 hours, of a quantity of wholesome foodstuff, served in a sanitary container, suitable for the species and age, and sufficient to maintain a reasonable level of nutrition in each animal involved.
ADEQUATE WATER
means constant access to a supply of clean, fresh, potable water, provided in a sanitary manner, or provided at regular intervals for the species, never to exceed 24 hours at any interval.
(B) Overcrowding; sanitation. No person shall keep an animal overcrowd in any crate, box, or other receptacle, or fail to provide sanitation for the animal in the crate, box, or other receptacle.
(C) Confinement in vehicle.
(1) No person shall leave an animal confined in a motor or other vehicle without adequate ventilation that would deleteriously affect the ambient temperature immediately surrounding the animal. If an animal is so confined, the Animal Control Supervisor, or any other enforcing authority, may enter the vehicle by whatever reasonable force is necessary to release the animal, without any liability upon the city or the enforcing authority for resulting damages. An animal in or on a vehicle is deemed to be upon the property of the vehicle's operator. (See Cal. Penal Code § 597.7.)
(2) No person shall transport an animal on a public street in a vehicle unless the animal is totally enclosed within the vehicle, within a secured container carried on the vehicle, or securely cross-tethered to the vehicle in such a way as to prevent the animal from falling out of or off the vehicle, and to prevent injury to the animal.
(Ord. 2083-C-S, passed 4-8-14)