A. 1. Prohibition Against Animal Cruelty: No person shall abandon, abuse, torture, torment, mutilate, overwork, overload, beat, starve, dehydrate, suffocate, kill or cause the death of any animal, or take any other action which causes unjustified pain, distress, or suffering.
2. Prohibition Against Animal Neglect:
a. No person shall fail to provide any animal with adequate care, food, water, exercise, sanitation, space, outdoor confinement area, indoor shelter, outdoor shelter, or veterinary care.
b. No person shall leave an animal in an unattended motor vehicle or trailer as provided herein. It shall be unlawful for any person to place or confine an animal or allow such animal to be confined in a vehicle or trailer under such conditions or for such periods of time as may endanger the health or well-being of the animal or as may cause unjustified pain, distress, or suffering due to extreme temperature.
3. Threatened Animals: Threatened animal means an animal that has been subjected to animal cruelty or animal neglect as provided herein.
B. 1. A law enforcement or animal services officer, after consulting with a veterinarian licensed by the State may rescue a threatened animal as provided in this section. The officer may enter onto private property to rescue threatened animal if the officer obtains a search warrant issued by a court or enters onto the premises in a manner consistent with the laws of the State of Iowa and the United States, including article I, section 8, of the Constitution of the State of Iowa, and the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
2. If an animal is rescued pursuant to this section, the City shall provide for the maintenance of the threatened animal at the City shelter. The City may also contract with an animal care provider for the maintenance of the threatened animal. The City shall post a notice in a conspicuous place at the location where the animal was rescued. The notice shall state that the animal has been rescued by the City pursuant to this section and section 717B.5, Code of Iowa, as amended. The City shall pay the animal care provider for the animal's maintenance regardless of proceeds received from the sale of the animal or any reimbursement ordered by a court pursuant to section 717B.4, Code of Iowa, as amended.
3. The animal shall be subject to disposition as required by a court pursuant to section 717B.4, Code of Iowa, as amended.
C. The disposition of a threatened animal rescued by the City shall occur as provided in section 717B.4, Code of Iowa, as amended. (Ord. 18-4767, 9-4-2018)