(A) No person shall intentionally or maliciously beat, torture, injure or kill any animal by administering poison, by means of a deadly weapon or other dangerous device, except as provided in § 93.15.
(B) It is a defense to an alleged violation of this section for the defendant to prove by the preponderance of evidence, that the wrongful conduct alleged of him or her was reasonably necessary to prevent death or injury to humans or to prevent a seriously injured animal from prolonged suffering.
(C) Nothing contained herein shall limit the animal control authority to take whatever action is reasonably necessary to deal with a sick or injured animal.
(Ord. 99-715, passed 4-12-99) Penalty, see § 10.99