(A) No owner shall fail to provide his or her dog with good and wholesome food and water; proper shelter and protection from the weather; and veterinarian care when needed to prevent suffering and humane care and treatment.
(B) If any dog is restrained by chain, leash or similar restraint, such chain or restraint shall be designed to prevent the animal from choking or strangling itself.
(C) No person shall beat, cruelly mistreat or torment, overload, overwork or otherwise chase any dog or cause or permit any dog fight or other combat between animals and dogs.
(D) No owner shall abandon a dog, abandonment consisting of leaving a dog for a period in excess of 24 hours without providing for someone to feed, water and to check on the dog’s condition. In the event a dog is found to be abandoned, such dog may be taken by the county’s dog warden and impounded at the county dog pound. Such dog shall be disposed of as set forth by county regulations. In the event a dog is so abandoned, the owner, rather than the person, if any, who is charged with the animal’s care may be liable for a citation or criminal complaint for violation of this section.
(E) No person other than a licensed veterinarian shall crop a dog’s ear or tail.
(Prior Code, § 90.20) (Ord. 479, passed 7-14-1987) Penalty, see § 90.99