(A) No person shall cause or permit any dogfight, cockfight, or other combat between animals. In the event there is a reasonable cause to suspect that an animal is involved in a dogfight, cockfight, or other combat, custody of such animal, and all animals on the same property, may be taken by an animal control officer and impounded at the animal shelter. The animal may be held as evidence and confined in a humane manner.
(B) (1) No person shall own, possess, keep, train, exercise, breed, or raise any dog or other carnivore, bird, or animal with the intent that such dog or other carnivore, bird, or animal be utilized, sold, given, or leased for fighting and/or engaged in an exhibition of fighting.
(2) In the event that a person owns, possesses, keeps, trains, exercises, breeds, or raises any dog or other carnivore, bird, or animal, and/or engages in an exhibition of fighting or selling, leasing, or giving such animals for fighting, such person shall be liable for citation for violation of this chapter.
(C) No person shall be present at any dogfight, cockfight, animal fighting, or combat between animals. In the event that a person is present at a dogfight, cockfight, animal fighting, or combat between animals, such person shall be liable for citation for violation of this chapter.
(D) Any person who is found present at a dogfight, cockfight, or combat between animals, and/or any person who is in possession of an animal that may be used in an animal fight, may be charged with intent to engage in an exhibition of fighting in violation of this chapter. Any animal shall be seized and impounded, as defined in this chapter, if found on the premises, or in the immediate area of the dogfight, cockfight, or combat between animals.
(E) No person may own, possess, keep, or utilize any animal fighting paraphernalia with the intent to train, condition, and/or fight any animal.
(Ord. 2015-14, passed 12-1-2015) Penalty, see § 93.999