(A) No person shall:
(1) Overwork, overdrive, overload, or torture an animal, deprive one of necessary substance, unnecessarily or cruelly beat, needlessly mutilate or kill, or impound or confine an animal without supplying it during the confinement with a sufficient quantity of food and water;
(2) Impound or confine an animal without affording it, during confinement, access to shelter from wind, rain, snow or excessive direct sunlight. If it can reasonably be expected that the animal would otherwise become sick or in some other way suffer. For the purpose of this section, SHELTER means a man-made enclosure, windbreak, sunshade, or natural windbreak or sunshade that is developed from the earth’s contour, true development, or vegetation;
(3) Carry or convey an animal in a cruel or inhumane manner; or
(4) Keep animals in an enclosure without wholesome exercise and change of air.
(5) No owner or keeper of a dog, cat or other domestic animal shall abandon the animal.
(B) This section shall not apply to the humane use of pest control procedures to protect citizens or their property.
(Ord. 2008-01, passed 9-8-08) Penalty, see § 93.99