A. Willfully, wantonly, or knowingly torture, torment, cruelly beat, needlessly mutilate, unreasonably abandon, or wound any domestic animal (Ord. #824, 04/01/93).
B. Willfully or maliciously administer to any such animal or offer to expose to such animal any poisonous substance with the intent that same should be taken.
C. Keep any animal in any building, structure, corral, pen, enclosure, or open area which is not at all times maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
D. Keep or confine any animal in any place where food, water, shelter, and ventilation is not adequate and sufficient for the preservation of the animal's health and safe condition. All such food and water shall be fresh and wholesome and shall not be allowed to stagnate, spoil, putrefy, or in any way become unfit for consumption by said animal.
E. Keep an animal in such a place or condition as to become a nuisance, either because of noise, odor, contagious disease, or other reason prohibited by the provision of this chapter or the laws of the state of Tennessee (Ord. #818, 02/04/93).
F. Withhold or fail to provide proper veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering (Ord. #858, 08/04/94).