(A) Transport animals in safe and humane manner. It shall be illegal for a person to carry an animal in or upon any vehicle in a cruel, inhumane, or unsafe manner. Animals carried in the open bed of a truck must be crated or restrained upon a non-metal mat so they cannot fall or jump from the truck.
(B) Rescue of animals from vehicles permitted if in immediate danger. If an Animal Control Officer determines that an animal in a closed vehicle is in immediate danger of serious injury or death, the officer may enter the vehicle, by whatever means necessary, and impound the animal into protective custody.
(Ord. 131, passed 1-4-2012; Am. Ord. 134, passed 7-25-2012; Am. Ord. 179, passed 6-5-2019)