An owner, possessor, or person having charge or custody of an animal shall not do any of the following:
(A) Fail to provide the animal with adequate care;
(B) Cruelly drive, work, or beat an animal, or cause an animal to be cruelly driven, worked, or beaten;
(C) Carry or cause to be carried in or upon a vehicle or otherwise any live animal having the feet or legs tied together, other than an animal being transported for medical care, or a horse whose feet are hobbled to protect the horse during transport, or in any other cruel and inhumane manner;
(D) Carry or cause to be carried a live animal in or upon a vehicle or otherwise without providing a secure space, rack, car, crate, or cage in which livestock may stand and in which all other animals may stand, turn around, and lie down during transportation;
(E) Abandon an animal or cause an animal to be abandoned in any place, without making provisions for the animal's adequate care, unless premises are temporarily vacated for the protection of human life during a disaster. An animal that is lost by an owner or custodian while traveling or walking shall not be regarded as abandoned under this section when the owner or custodian has made a reasonable effort to locate the animal;
(F) Willfully or negligently allow any animal, including one who is aged, diseased, maimed, hopelessly sick, disabled, or non-ambulatory to suffer unnecessary neglect, torture, or pain;
(G) Tether a dog unless the tether is at least three times the length of the dog as measured from the tip of its nose to the base of its tail and is attached to a harness or non-choke collar designed for tethering;
(H) Every person lawfully keeping any animal shall maintain the premises in which it is kept in a sanitary condition and free of insects, vermin or obnoxious odors and to that end shall in any structure housing a horse do the following:
(1) Construct a ten-inch clay floor;
(2) Keep manure in a container or trailer not less than 175 feet from any dwelling, except that of the owner, and dispose thereof at least once each week;
(3) Treat both the floor and manure accumulation daily with hydrated lime or such other chemical as will prevent odor.
(Am. Ord. 179, passed 8-26-02) Penalty, see § 94.99
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see M.C.L.A. § 750.50(2)