(A) No person shall cruelly or unnecessarily beat, torture, overwork abuse or cruelly beat, strike or abuse any animal, or by an act, omission or neglect cause or inflict any unnecessary or unjustifiable pain, suffering, injury or death to any animal whether such animal belongs to such person or to another, except that reasonable force may be employed to drive away dangerous, vicious or trespassing animals.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person in the custody or control of any animal to fail, refuse or neglect to provide such animal with food, potable water, shade or sufficient shelter or to cruelly or unnecessarily expose any such animal in hot, stormy, cold or inclement weather, or to carry any such animal in or upon any vehicle in a cruel or inhumane manner.
(Ord. 2297, passed 1-20-2009)