No owner shall fail to provide food, water, shelter or veterinary care to prevent suffering and humane care and treatment to their dog or cat. Any owner of a dog or cat shall maintain a clean shelter and living area which shall be kept free of accumulated waste so that the animal shall be free to walk or lie down without coming into contact with the waste. If any dog is tethered, the tether shall be designed to present choking or tangling. Such tether shall not be less than ten feet in length and shall be on a swivel or a chain-run. The tether must be attached to the dog's collar or harness and not directly to the dog's neck, and the tether shall weigh no more that 1/18th of the animal's weight so that the animal is not prevented from moving about freely.
(Ord. 269, passed 7-16-1996; Am. Ord. 638, passed 5-19-2020)
Penalty, see § 90.99