(A) When used in this division, terms shall be as defined in Public Act 328 of the Public Acts of 1931, MCL 750.50, et seq.
(B) No owner, possessor or person having charge or custody of an animal shall do any of the following:
(1) Fail to provide an animal with adequate care.
(2) Negligently allow an animal, including one who is aged, diseased, maimed, hopelessly sick, disabled or non-ambulatory to suffer unnecessary neglect, torture or pain.
(3) Abandon an animal or cause an animal to be abandoned without making provisions for its adequate care. An animal that is lost is not abandoned under this section when the owner or custodian has made a reasonable effort to locate the animal.
(C) This section shall not apply to a Police Officer, Animal Control Officer or Ordinance Enforcement Officer for acts committed in the performance of his or her duties.
(D) This section does not prohibit the lawful killing or other use of an animal, including the following:
(1) Fishing;
(2) Hunting, trapping or wildlife control;.
(3) Pest or rodent control regulated under the Resources and Environmental Protection Act, Public Act 451 of 1994.
(Ord. 11-006, passed 4-25-11; Am. Ord. 23-005, passed 12-18-23) Penalty, see § 90.99