(A) Except as otherwise provided herein, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:
1. To maliciously apprehend, detain, secrete or impound the animal or fowl of another person, or to knowingly aid or abet in the commission of any such act by some other person. Any person aiding or abetting shall be considered a principal.
2. To maltreat, starve, or torture any animal. (Ord. 1994-A, 3-3-1994, eff. 3-17-1994)
3. To overcrowd any animal in a crate, box or other receptacle, or to fail to provide the animal with adequate food, water, shelter, or sanitation. (Ord. 2012-10, 8-9-2012, eff. 12-31-2012)
4. To abandon any animal, living or dead, in a public street, road, alley or any other public place, or upon the private property of another.
5. To carry or enclose, or cause to be carried or enclosed, in or upon any vehicle or conveyance, any animal in a cruel or inhumane manner.
(a) No person having charge or custody of any animal, as owner or otherwise, shall place or confine the animal or allow the animal to be placed, confined or to remain in a motor vehicle under such conditions or for such a period of time as may endanger the health or well being of the animal due to heat, cold, lack of food or drink, or other circumstances as may reasonably be expected to cause suffering, disability or death.
(b) The animal control officer or any sheriff's deputy who finds an animal in a motor vehicle in violation of this section may break and enter the motor vehicle if necessary to remove the animal.
(B) The animal control officer or a sheriff's deputy may impound any animal found to be kept in violation of this section. (Ord. 1994-A, 3-3-1994, eff. 3-17-1994)