(A) No owner or keeper shall fail to provide his animal(s) with good and wholesome good, veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering, and human care and treatment. At all times, the owner or keeper shall provide his animal(s) with water, adequate shelter, protection from the weather, and appropriate veterinary care.
(B) If any animal is restrained by a chain, leash, or similar restraint, such chain or restraint shall not be less than ten (10) feet in length and either on a swivel designed to prevent the animal from choking or strangling itself or else on a chain run. If any animal is so restrained by a chain, leash, or similar restraint, the animal shall be provided with a collar or a harness.
(C) No person shall beat, cruelly treat, torment, overload, overwork any animal, or cause or permit any fight or other combat between animals.
(D) No owner or keeper shall abandon an animal. Abandonment shall consist of leaving the animal for a period in excess of twenty-four (24) hours without providing for someone to feed, water, and check on the animal’s condition. In the event an animal is found so abandoned, the animal may be taken by the dog warden, animal control officer, or any peace officer and impounded in the animal shelter. The animal, if taken from private property, shall be kept for not less than thirty (30) days with the same procedure otherwise to be followed in the §51.200. In the event that an animal is abandoned, the owner or the person whom has been charged with the animal’s care shall be in violation of this chapter, subject to penalties set forth in § 51.999, and will be required to pay boarding fees per day, per animal.
(Ord. 97-24, passed 9-16-97)
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Cross reference:
Impounding, see § 51.101
Penalty for violation, see § 51.999