(a) Purpose, Applicability. The standards set forth in this section are meant to supplement, not replace or conflict with, the requirements and prohibitions found in Section 505.07.
(b) Outdoor Time Limits During Extreme Weather Conditions.
(1) No owner, keeper, or harborer of a dog shall leave the dog outdoors without adequate shelter for longer than sixty (60) minutes when the temperature is below twenty (20) degrees Fahrenheit or above ninety (90) degrees Fahrenheit.
(2) No owner, keeper, or harborer of a dog shall leave the dog outdoors for longer than necessary for the dog to urinate and/or defecate without adequate shelter when the National Weather Service has issued a severe weather warning for the location in which the dog is kept or harbored.
(c) Adequate Shelter.
(1) Suitable size, construction. No owner, keeper, or harborer of a dog who keeps or harbors a dog outdoors as the dog's primary living space shall fail to provide for the dog a shelter suitable for the dog's breed, size, age, coat, and health.
(2) No standing water. All shelters must be designed and/or located such that water does not gather and stand within the structure.
(3) Outdoor dogs in extreme weather conditions. The owner, keeper, or harborer of a dog who provides the dog with a shelter shall adhere to paragraph (b) of this section, related to time limits during extreme weather conditions, unless the shelter provided for the dog has design and construction characteristics that, alone or in combination, sufficiently protect a particular dog against extreme weather conditions. Such characteristics include, but are not limited to, the following:
A. Door, flap, or similar device to close shelter from the elements;
B. Construction of material durable enough to withstand strong wind;
C. Insulation;
D. Bedding of a material to protect against temperature extremes;
E. Floor raised above the ground;
F. Airflow system, fan, or other cooling mechanism.
(4) No exception if access to shelter blocked. An owner, keeper, or harborer of a dog must keep the dog indoors, except to urinate, defecate, or for recreation, if the dog has a shelter but the shelter is not accessible because of snow, ice, flood water, or other conditions.
(d) Food and Water. No owner, keeper, or harborer who leaves a dog unattended for more than six (6) hours, indoors or outdoors, shall fail to provide the dog with a sufficient quantity of potable water.
(e) Penalty. Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor for a first offense and a misdemeanor of the fourth
degree for each subsequent offense.
(Ord. 2018-15. Passed 9-26-18.)