The following standards of humane care and treatment are established for all animals within the city:
(A) Food requirements. Food shall be free from contamination and of sufficient quantity and nutritive value to maintain an animal in good health. An animal shall be fed at least once a day except as dictated by hibernation, veterinary treatment, normal fasts or other professionally accepted practices. All food receptacles shall be kept clean and sanitary.
(B) Water requirements. Safe, clean water shall be provided as often as necessary for the health and comfort of each animal. Frequency of watering shall consider age, species, condition, size and type of animal. Animals shall be watered as required by applicable state and federal laws. All water shall be provided in sturdy, stable receptacles of adequate size for the animal and shall be kept clean and sanitary.
(C) Space requirements. Enclosures or shelters for animals shall be constructed and maintained to provide sufficient space for each animal to make normal postural and social adjustments and to provide each animal with adequate freedom of movement to maintain good physical condition.
(D) Indoor shelter requirements. Facilities shall be sufficiently heated, cooled and ventilated as to protect the animal from extremes of temperature and to provide for its health and prevent injury or disease. Sufficient light shall be provided, but lighting of primary enclosures shall be designed to protect the animal from physical harm. Lighting shall be uniformly distributed and of sufficient intensity to permit routine inspection and cleaning.
(E) Outdoor shelter requirements. Natural or artificial shelters appropriate to the local climatic conditions for the particular species of animal shall be provided for all animals kept outdoors or for animals left out of doors during inclement weather. A suitable method of drainage shall be provided to rapidly eliminate excess water.
(1) A shelter for a dog or cat shall consist of a moistureproof and windproof structure of suitable size to accommodate the animal and to allow retention of body heat. It shall be made of durable material, and shall be provided with a sufficient quantity of suitable bedding material to provide insulation and protection against cold and dampness and to promote retention of body heat.
(2) A shelter for livestock or domesticated fowl shall be at least a three-sided, roofed structure made of durable material.
(3) A shelter for any other animals shall be appropriate to the size and needs of the animal.
(F) Sanitation requirements. All shelters, enclosures, cages and litter boxes shall receive necessary cleaning to remove excreta, waste materials, dirt and trash to minimize disease hazards and to reduce odors. Litter in litter boxes and shaving or other materials used in cages or enclosures shall be changed as frequently as necessary to minimize disease hazards and to reduce odors.
(G) Veterinary and other care requirements. All animals shall have the veterinary and other care necessary to prevent suffering.
(H) Animals in vehicles. No animal shall be left or confined in any unattended vehicle under any conditions that endanger the health or well-being of the animal due to heat cold, lack of adequate ventilation, or lack of food or water, or under other circumstances that could reasonably be expected to cause injury, suffering, disability or death to the animal.
(Ord. 1871, passed 2-19-13; Am. Ord. 1883, passed 8-19-14)