(A) No person shall override, overload, drive an overloaded, overwork, torture or torment an animal or deprive an animal of necessary sustenance.
(B) No person shall unnecessarily or cruelly beat, mutilate or kill an animal unless specifically authorized by law.
(C) No person shall cause, instigate, be a spectator at or permit a dog fight, cock fight, bull fight (bloodless or otherwise) or other combat involving animals.
(D) No person shall abandon any animal.
(E) No person shall fail to provide his/her animal with sufficient food and water, proper shelter to protect it from weather (including sunlight and extreme temperatures), veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering and with humane care and treatment.
(F) It is unlawful to annoy, bait, harass, torment or tease a confined or chained animal.
(G) Unless specifically authorized by law, no person shall willfully maim or disfigure any domestic or wild animal or administer poison or cause to be ingested any foreign object to any such animal, or expose any poisonous substance with the intent that it shall be taken by any animal, except pests of a public health concern.
(H) Provisions of this section shall not in any way limit the right of a police officer or animal control officer to kill or destroy any wild or domestic animal if any such officer determines that there is a reasonable danger to the public safety.
(Ord. 332, 2023, passed 12-13-2023)