a. A dog, cat or ferret three (3) months of age or older must have been vaccinated against rabies by a license and accredited veterinarian yearly.
b. No owner shall fail to provide his animals with sufficient wholesome and nutritious food, water in sufficient quantities, proper air, shelter space and protection from weather, veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering and humane care and treatment.
c. No person shall beat, cruelly ill-treat, torment, overload, overwork, or otherwise abuse an animal, or cause, instigate, or permit any dogfight, cockfight, bullfight, or other combat between animals or between animals and humans.
d. No owner of an animal shall abandon such animal.
e. No person shall crop a dog’s ears or dock a dog's tail, except a licensed veterinarian. In no event shall any person except a licensed veterinarian perform such an operation.
f. Chickens, ducklings, or rabbits younger than eight (8) weeks of age may not be sold in quantities of less than twenty-five (25) to a single purchaser.
g. No person shall give away any live animal, reptile, or bird as a prize for, or as an inducement to enter any contest, game, or other competition, as an inducement to enter a place of amusement; or as an incentive to enter into any business agreement whereby the offer was for the purpose of attracting trade.
h. No person shall expose any known poisonous substance, whether mixed with food or not, so that the same shall be liable to be eaten by any animal, provided that it shall be lawful for a person to expose on his own property common rat poison mixed only with vegetable substance.
i. No person or persons shall confine any animal in a motor vehicle in such a manner that places it in a life or health threatening situation by exposure to a prolonged period of extreme heat or cold, without proper ventilation or other protection from such heat or cold. In order to protect the health and safety of an animal, an animal control officer, law enforcement officer, or other investigator who has probable cause to believe that this Section is being violated shall have authority to enter such motor vehicle by any reasonable means under the circumstances after making a reasonable effort to locate the owner or person. The animal owner shall be liable for any cost incurred for removal of the animal.
(Ord. No. 1549, § 8, 1-23-02)