A. Abandonment: It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon or turn out at large any animal.
B. Trespassing Animals And Fowl: It shall be unlawful for any owner or caretaker of any domestic fowl or animal to permit such fowl or animal to trespass upon the premises of another person.
C. Killing Or Poisoning Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person wilfully to kill any domestic animal, or to administer poison to any such animal or to expose any poisonous substance with the intent that it shall be taken by any such animal. A violation of this provision is a class C misdemeanor, subject to penalty as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code.
D. Dead Animals: The owner of any animal or fowl that has died or been killed shall remove or bury the carcass of such animal within ten (10) hours after its death; provided, that no horse, cow, ox or other animal shall be buried within the closely inhabited portions of the city.
E. Unlawful Acts: It shall be unlawful for any person to:
1. Overdrive, overload, drive when overloaded, overwork, torture, cruelly beat, mutilate, or needlessly kill, or carry or transport in any vehicle or other conveyance in a cruel and inhuman manner, any animal, or cause any of these acts to be done. A violation of this provision is a class C misdemeanor, subject to penalty as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code.
2. Fail to provide any animal in his charge or custody with necessary sustenance, drink and protection from the elements, or cause any of these acts to be done. A violation of this provision is a class C misdemeanor, subject to penalty as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code.
3. Maintain any place where fowl or any animals are suffered to fight upon exhibition or for sport upon any wager. A violation of this provision is a class B misdemeanor, subject to penalty as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code. (Ord. 2016-1, 6-28-2016)