It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully or maliciously torture, torment, beat, kick, strike, mutilate, injure, disable, or kill any dog used by the City Police Department in the performance of the functions or duties of that Department or to interfere with or meddle with any such dog while being used by the Department or any officer or member thereof in the performance of any of the duties or functions of the Department or of the officer or member. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to the penalty set out in this code.
(1969 Code, § 21-14) (Ord. 1995-12, passed 5-8-1995) Penalty, see § 10.99