(A) No owner or keeper shall fail to provide such person’s animals with sufficient wholesome food; clean, fresh water; proper shelter and protection from the weather; veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering; and humane treatment An owner or keeper of animals shall at all times maintain a clean shelter and living area, free of accumulated waste and debris so that the animal shall be free to walk or lie down without coming in contact with any waste or debris.
(B) Proper shelter includes a structure appropriately sized for the animal to stand or lie in a normal rnanner. The structure must adequately protect animal from harsh weather; at a minimum, it shall have a roof, four sides and an opening for ingress and egress.
(C) It shall be unlawful for a responsible party to tether an animal while outdoors, except when alt of the following conditions are met:
(1) The animal must be over the age of six months.
(2) The tether is connected to the animal with a buckle type collar or a body harness made of nylon or leather and not less than one inch in width and is one inch greater in diameter than the animal's neck or torso.
(3) The tether has the following properties:
(a) A minimum of 12-feet in length;
(b) A swivel type termination at both ends;
(c) Is not made of chain;
(d) Total weight does not exceed ten percent of the animal’s body weight; and
(e) Is fabricated of a material that prevents tangles.
(4) The animal is not outside during extreme weather including, but not limited to, extreme heat, extreme cold, snow, hail, tornadoes, thunderstorms, tropical storms or hurricanes.
(5) The animal is tethered so as to prevent injury, strangulation or entanglement.
(6) The animal has access to water, food and shelter.
(7) The animal is not tethered where any object may interfere or impede free movement of the tether.
(8) The animal is not sick or injured.
(9) The animal is not tethered in such proximity to any other tethered animal that would allow entanglement.
(10) The animal is not tethered on any property with an unoccupied dwelling to include, but not limited to, abandoned, dilapidated or condemned buildings.
(11) Any pulley, running line or trolley system to which a tether is attached shall be no less than 15 feet in length and no more than seven feet above ground.
(Ord. 16-08, passed 4-4-16; Am. Ord. 16-22, passed 9-6-16)