(a) No person or owner may abandon, cruelly beat, torment, overload, overwork, molest, starve, refuse water to, or otherwise abuse an animal in any manner.
(b) No person shall sell, offer for sale, or give away as a pet any rabbit or fowl which has been dyed, colored, or otherwise treated to impart an artificial color thereto. Baby chicks, ducklings, goslings, or turtles shall not be sold, offered for sale, bartered or given away as pets or novelties.
(c) No person shall give away animals, other than fish, as a prize, or as an inducement to enter any competition, contest or place of amusement, or offer such as an incentive to any business agreement for the purpose of attracting trade.
(d) No person shall expose an animal to any known poisonous substance, whether mixed with food or not, so that the same may be digested by the animal.
(e) No owner or person shall confine any animal in a motor vehicle in such a manner that places it in a life or health threatening situation by exposure to a prolonged period of extreme heat or cold, without ventilation or other protection from such heat or cold. In order to protect the health and safety of an animal, the animal control officer or peace officer, who has probable cause to believe this subsection is being violated, may enter such motor vehicle by any reasonable means under the circumstances after making a reasonable effort to locate the owner or person.
(f) To lawfully tether a dog outdoors, an owner must ensure that the dog:
(1) Does not suffer from a condition that is known, by that person, to be exacerbated by tethering;
(2) Is tethered in a manner that will prevent it from becoming entangled with other tethered dogs;
(3) Is not tethered with a lead that:
A. Exceeds one-eighth of the dog’s body weight; or
B. Is a tow chain or a log chain;
(4) Is tethered with a lead that measures, when rounded to the nearest whole foot, at least ten feet in length;
(5) Is tethered with a properly fitting harness or collar other than the lead or a pinch, prong, or choke-type collar; and
(6) Is not tethered in a manner that will allow it to reach within the property of another person, a public walkway, or a road.
(Ord. 1016. Passed 9-12-22.)