(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to set, use, or maintain any leg hold trap, or similar device, which is spring activated and which trap is composed of saw-toothed, spiked, or toothed jaws, or any other leg hold trap capable of inflicting excruciating pain to trapped animals. (Ord. 4595, 11-1- 10)
(B) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the sale, transfer, possession, setting, or use in or under buildings, or otherwise, of standard household mouse or rat traps for the purpose of controlling mice, rats, and rodents, nor shall this section apply to the possession or use of traps for display or exhibition purposes by not-for-profit organizations, or to a person in the act of turning over possession of traps prohibited in division (A) above to a local law enforcement agency, or any animal welfare agency.
(C) Conviction under this section shall result in the confiscation of all equipment, animals, and pelts used in, or obtained by reason of violation of this section.