(a) No owner or keeper of a dog, cat or other domestic animal shall abandon the animal. An animal shall be considered to be abandoned if it is permitted to remain overnight on a vacant, unoccupied or abandoned commercial or residential premises.
(b) Whoever violates division (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree on a first offense and a misdemeanor of the first degree on each subsequent offense.
(Ord. 2012-33. Passed 6-4-12.)