(A) Vicious animals. No owner shall keep, or allow on his or her premises, or allow to run at large any vicious animal. Upon conviction for violation of this section, the court may in addition to imposition of sentence, direct the animal control officer to take the animal into custody and forthwith dispose of it in a humane manner.
(B) Cruelty to animals. No person shall inhumanely, unnecessarily, cruelly or wantonly beat, injure, torment or otherwise abuse an animal or cause or permit an animal fight.
(C) Liability for pets. No owner who is exercising due care by adequately restraining or confining an animal, shall be held liable under this section for any harm the animal causes to any other animal if harmed animal is at large and the harmed animal has entered the area or territory of the animal being legally restrained or confined.
(Prior Code, § 701.05) (Ord. 696, passed 04-22-2002) Penalty, see § 90.999