(A) No owner shall fail to provide animals with sufficient wholesome food and clean or fresh water. Food must be appropriate for the species.
(B) No owner shall fail to provide animals with proper shelter. Proper shelter shall mean a structure of at least three sides and a roof within which an animal can seek refuge from the sun, wind, and precipitation, which shelter is located on dry ground.
(1) Shelter shall be well ventilated and provide adequate protection from weather.
(2) Shelter shall be kept clean and in good repair.
(3) No owner shall leave an animal(s) outside and exposed to the elements that would become dangerous to the animal’s health, without providing proper shelter for said animal(s).
(C) No person shall fail to provide veterinary care for animals. As used in this section, VETERINARY CARE means proper grooming and medical treatment.
(D) No person shall beat, cruelly ill-treat, torment, overload, overwork, or otherwise abuse any animal.
(E) No owner shall abandon any animal(s).
(F) Animal(s) shall be kept in a clean, sanitary, and healthy manner; the person(s) responsible for the care of said animal(s) shall regularly check and maintain their condition to prevent odor or health issues.
(G) It shall be unlawful for an owner/caregiver of any livestock to willfully and carelessly allow livestock to roam off their property.
(H) No person shall violate the provisions of I.C. 35-46-3. Violations of I.C. 35-46-3 shall be prosecuted in accordance with the provisions of state law as contained therein.
(Ord. 25-2021, passed 12-28-2021) Penalty, see § 94.99