It shall be unlawful:
(A) For any person within the county to unnecessarily or cruelly beat, torture, abuse, or otherwise mistreat any horse or other animal, whether his or her own or that of another, or to subject such an animal to any condition that is likely to result in harm to the animal;
(B) For the owner or harborer of an animal to fail to provide the animal with adequate food, water, shelter, shade, or veterinary care;
(C) For a dog’s housing area or enclosure to be excessively muddy or contain standing water, due to a lack of ground cover, or be otherwise unsanitary. A dog’s area or enclosure shall be free of objects or contaminants which are likely to cause injury or be detrimental to the health of the dog, including, but not limited to, rusty or jagged metal objects, broken glass, or harmful chemical solvents or agents; and
(D) For the owner or harborer of a dog to use a collar or harness made of wire, flat chain, chain with sharp edges, or chain with rusty or non-uniform links. If attached to a tether, the collar or harness shall be properly fitting and not primarily metal or choke-type. The tether attached to a collar or harness shall be of a weight and material appropriate for the breed and size of the animal; cannot weigh more than five pounds total weight; be no less than 12 feet in length; and have swivels at both ends. A person shall not wrap a tether directly around a dog’s neck. An area where a dog is tethered shall be free of objects which could become tangled in the tether. The tether shall be secured to a fixed immobile point that allows freedom of movement while withstanding the force necessary to restrain the dog.
(Ord. 2015-11, passed 1-13-2016) Penalty, see § 92.99