Every owner and/or his or her agent within the town shall see that his or her animal(s):
(A) Is kept in a clean, sanitary, and healthy manner and is not confined so as to be forced to stand, sit, or lie in its own excrement;
(B) Has sufficient and wholesome food and water, which is proper and nutritional for that species of animal;
(C) Has a proper and adequate structure provided that will protect that animal from all elements of the weather and will allow that animal to stand, sit, and lie down without restriction, and is kept in a sanitary manner;
(D) If ill, diseased, or injured, receives proper medical care as necessary to prevent the transmittal of a disease to other animals or human beings and is segregated from other animals;
(E) Is not beaten, cruelly ill-treated, overloaded, overworked, or the owner shall not otherwise abuse any animal, or cause, instigate, or permit any dog fight, cockfight, bullfight, or other combat between animals or between animals and humans;
(F) Is not physically altered in any manner by anyone other than a veterinarian, with the exception of tattooing and grooming;
(G) Is not abandoned, neglected, or tortured;
(H) Does not become a public nuisance as defined in this chapter;
(I) Does not become a vicious animal;
(J) Is properly vaccinated and/or licensed if required by a local, state, or federal law; and
(K) Is properly restrained.
(1996 Code, § 6-40) (Ord. 1996-4, passed 11-13-1996) Penalty, see § 91.99