505.18 PUBLIC DISPLAY OR PROCESSING OF ANIMALS.

   (a)   As used in this section:

(1)   “Animal” means, but is not limited to, dogs, cats, cattle, deer, rabbits, squirrels, skunks, groundhogs, opossum, raccoons, beavers, muskrats, foxes, coyotes and bears, whether dead or alive.

(2)   “Enclosure” means a shed, building or other structure in which the activity sought to be regulated by this section cannot be seen by ordinarily observant persons outside the enclosure while such activity is being carried out.

   (b)   No person shall dismember, display, eviscerate, hang, skin or slaughter any animal or part of an animal except in an enclosure that will prevent such activity from being viewed by persons outside the enclosure.

   (c)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of improper display or processing of an animal, a minor misdemeanor, unless the violator has previously been convicted of improper display or processing of an animal or continues on a separate day to violate this section after being previously cited for a violation of this section on a separate day; in which case improper display or processing of an animal is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.

(Ord. 21-00. Passed 2-28-00.)