No owner shall fail to provide his animal with sufficient, good and wholesome food and water, proper shelter and protection from the weather, veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering, and with humane care and treatment.
A. If a shelter with a chain is used as a primary enclosure for a dog kept outdoors, the chain used shall be so placed or attached that it cannot become entangled with the chains of other dogs or any other objects. Such chain shall be at least three times the length of the dog as measured from the tip of its nose to the base of its tail and shall allow the dog convenient access to shelter.
B. Animals shall be fed at least once each day except as otherwise might be required to provide adequate veterinary care. The food shall be free from contamination, be wholesome, palatable and of sufficient quantity and nutritive value to meet the normal daily requirements for the condition and size of the animal.
C. Excreta shall be removed from primary enclosures as often as necessary to prevent contamination and to reduce disease hazards and odors.
D. Any person who, as the operator of a motor vehicle, strikes a domestic animal shall stop at once and attempt to locate the animal's owner; in the event the owner cannot be ascertained and located such operator shall at once report the accident to the appropriate law enforcement agency or the local humane society. (Ord. 749, 2014; Ord. 636 (part), 2006)