(A) No owner shall fail to provide his/her animal with good wholesome food and water, proper shelter and protection from the weather, veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering, and humane care and treatment. Any owner of animals shall maintain a clean and healthful shelter and living area for any animal being kept, which area shall be free of accumulated waste arid debris so that the animal shall be free to walk or lie down without coming in contact with any such waste or debris. All such shelters or living areas must be cleaned and maintained regularly so as to promote proper health for the animals being kept. All living areas shall be constructed and maintained to promote drainage of rain water to prevent the accumulation of mud and/or water. Shelters shall be constructed to protect the animal from precipitation and of a material which provides insulation from temperature extremes. In addition to the shelter a shaded area shall also be provided by means of other structures, trees, or awning(s). The shelter shall have a floor which is dry and constructed of a material which provides insulation, or the floor augmented with resting boards. Insulating bedding materials shall be provided during inclement weather extremes.
(B) No person, firm, corporation, organization or department shall possess, harbor, or maintain the care or custody of any animal for the purpose of animal fighting. Nor shall they train, torment, badger, bait, or use any animal for the purpose of causing or encouraging the animal to attack human beings or other animals in the Town of Clarksville.
Animal Weighing | Square Footage of Enclosure |
Up to 50 pounds | 60 per dog |
51 to 100 pounds | 100 per dog |
101 pounds and up | 200 per dog |
(D) No person shall maliciously injure or kill any animal. Nor shall they knowingly expose any animal to a known poisonous substance or toxic chemical so that the same shall be liable to be eaten by any domestic animal. This prohibition shall not apply to extermination of rats or mice.
(E) It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, corporation, or other entity to display, sell, offers for sale, trade, or barter, or knowingly give away any diseased animal, or allow any diseased animal that is afflicted with a contagious disease to be exposed in any place with public access. This is not meant to interfere with the daily operation of an animal shelter or veterinary clinic.
(F) Every owner of an animal shall provide such animal with adequate food, water and shelter.
(G) Any person operating a motor vehicle who knowingly hits, runs over, or causes injury to a domestic animal, shall notify the local police and report the incident and location of the animal.
(Ord. 2020-G-3, passed 6-16-20)