No person shall willfully kill, maim, or disfigure any animal except as affirmatively provided in this chapter, or administer poison or cause to be ingested, any foreign object to any such animal, or expose any poisonous substance with the intent that it shall be taken by any such animal except pests of public health importance. This section does not limit the actions of a police officer when the officer determines the existence of a public safety danger. This section also does not limit a person’s right to reasonably protect himself, herself or another from a possible animal attack.
(Prior Code, § 6-3-5) (Ord. 352, passed 10-4-2007; Ord. 2024-01, passed 4-4-2024) Penalty, see § 6-3-18