(a) No person shall maliciously, or willfully, and without the consent of the owner, kill or injure a farm animal, dog, cat, or other domestic animal that is the property of another. This section does not apply to a licensed veterinarian acting in an official capacity, law enforcement officer, dog warden or other Village personnel acting in an official capacity, nor shall it apply to a person acting in self-defense.
(b) No person shall tease, torment, beat, strike, torture, mutilate, injure, disable, poison or kill any dog used by the Police Department of the Village of Chagrin Falls, or by any police department on call by way of mutual aid to the Village of Chagrin Falls.
(c) No person shall interfere with or meddle with any dog used by the Police Department of the Village of Chagrin Falls, or by any other police department responding to mutual aid to the Village of Chagrin Falls during the course of activities being performed on behalf of the Police Department.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(Ord. 1996-42. Passed 10-14-96.)