(A) A person is guilty of animal neglect when he or she has custody or ownership, or both, of an animal and fails to provide adequate care or adequate control, including, but not limited to, knowingly abandoning an animal in any place without making provisions for its adequate care which results in substantial harm to the animal.
(B) Animal neglect is a misdemeanor. All fines and penalties for a first conviction of animal neglect may be waived by the court, provided that the person found guilty of animal neglect shows that adequate, permanent remedies for the neglect have been made. Reasonable costs incurred for the care and maintenance of neglected animals may not be waived.
(Prior Code, § 205.100)