(A) It shall be unlawful to abandon any animal.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to inhumanely treat any animal, including, but not limited to, the deprivation of necessities, beating, mutilating, torturing, killing, overloading, overworking or otherwise abuse any animal. Nothing herein shall prevent Animal Control from humanely euthanizing any animal.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person to exhibit, display or keep any animal without providing food, water, adequate shelter from the elements, adequate space, ventilation, shade from the sun, proper sanitation, care and medical attention.
(D) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep an animal within the passenger compartment of an automobile without adequate ventilation in the summer or adequate warmth in the winter. No person shall enclose any animal in the trunk of an automobile. An Animal Control Officer or law enforcement officer shall rescue any animal confined in such a manner by any reasonable means necessary.
(E) It shall be unlawful for any person to stage, cause, instigate, permit, observe or attend any dogfight, cockfight, bullfight or other combat between animals or between animals and humans.
(Ord. 2013-2, passed 5-28-2013) Penalty, see § 50.99