(A) No person shall maliciously or willfully tease or strike a police dog, police horse or handicapped assistance dog.
(B) No person shall purposely interfere with or meddle with any police dog, police horse or handicapped assistance dog.
(C) A person violates division (A) above if he or she willfully and maliciously taunts, torments, teases or strikes any police dog, police horse or handicapped assistance dog. A person commits a violation of division (B) above if he or she interferes with or meddles with any police dog, police horse or handicapped assistance dog in the performance of their functions or duties.
(D) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(Ord. 56-1996, passed 4-8-1996)