(a) No person who is the operator of a motor vehicle shall negligently permit a dog to ride in the unenclosed bed of a pickup truck, or the unenclosed portion of any motor vehicle, unless that dog is being adequately restrained so that it could not be reasonably expected that the dog could exit the motor vehicle while the motor vehicle is in operation.
(b) Whoever violates this Section shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense, and a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on any subsequent offense. Failure to restrain dog in a motor vehicle shall be a misdemeanor of the second degree if the dog or a person is injured as a result of the offense.
(Ord. 11-18. Passed 5-16-11.)