(A) Cruelty to animals prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully or maliciously inflict unnecessary or needless cruelty, torture, 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 vicious or trespassing animals. Any unwanted animals should be delivered to the county animal control facility for proper disposal.
(B) Food and shelter.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person in charge of any animal to fail, refuse, or neglect to provide such animal with food, potable water, shade, or 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.
(2) As used in this division (B):
(a) SHADE shall mean protection from the direct rays of the sun during the months of June through September.
(b) SHELTER, as it applies to dogs, shall mean a moisture-proof structure of suitable size to accommodate the dog and allow retention of body heat, made of durable material with a solid floor raised at least two inches from the ground, and with the entrance covered by a flexible, wind-proof material. Such structure shall be provided with a sufficient quantity of suitable bedding to provide insulation and protection against cold and dampness.
(Prior Code, § 3-2-5) Penalty, see § 10.99