(A) For the purposes of this section, POLICE DOG shall mean any dog used by the Police Department or by any personnel of the Department in the performance of any of the functions or duties of the Department or its personnel.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Willfully and maliciously harass, taunt, torment, tease, or frighten any police dog;
(2) Interfere with or meddle with any police dog while being used in the performance of its duties; or
(3) Willfully and maliciously torture, mutilate, injure, disable, poison, or kill any police dog.
(C) A violation of any provision of this section is a Class I violation.
(Prior Code, § 130.04) (Ord. 1821, passed 2-27-2006) Penalty, see § 130.99