A. "Police dog" means any dog used or kept for use by a police officer in discharging any legal duty or power of his or her office.
B. A person commits the crime of unlawful interference with a police dog if, acting without the permission of the police department or other agency or person owning the police dog, he or she intentionally:
1. Injures or kills any police dog; or
2. Provokes with the intent to cause fear or anger, physically mistreats, or attempts to injure any police dog; or
3. Interferes with or meddles with any police dog while such animal is being used by the department or with any officer or member thereof while such officer or member is using such animal in the performance of any of the functions or duties of the department, or of the officer or member.
C. The violation of any provision of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), to which shall be added costs of ten dollars ($10.00), and/or a jail sentence not to exceed six (6) months. (Ord. 96-6)