(A) No person shall:
(1) Torture an animal, deprive one of necessary sustenance, unnecessarily or cruelly beat, needlessly mutilate or kill, or impound or confine an animal without supplying it during the confinement with a sufficient quantity of good wholesome food and water;
(2) Impound or confine an animal without affording it, during the confinement, access to shelter from wind, rain, snow or excessive direct sunlight, if it can reasonably be expected that the animal would otherwise become sick or in some other way suffer. This division (A)(2) does not apply to animals impounded or confined prior to slaughter. For the purpose of this section, SHELTER means a human-made enclosure, windbreak, sunshade or natural windbreak or sunshade that is developed from the earth’s contour, tree development or vegetation;
(3) Carry or convey an animal in a cruel or inhumane manner;
(4) Keep animals in an enclosure without wholesome exercise and change of air, nor feed cows on food that produces impure or unwholesome milk; or
(5) Detain livestock in railroad cars or compartments longer than 28 hours after they are so placed without supplying them with necessary food, water and attention, nor permit the stock to be so crowded as to overlie, crush, wound or kill each other.
(B) Upon the written request of the owner or person in custody of any particular shipment of livestock, which written request shall be separate and apart from any printed bill of lading or other railroad form, the length of time in which the livestock may be detained in any cars or compartment without food, water and attention may be extended to 36 hours without penalty therefor. This section does not prevent the dehorning of cattle.
(C) All fines collected for violations of this section shall be paid to the society or association for the prevention of cruelty to animals, if there is one in the village; otherwise, all fines shall be paid to the General Fund.
(R.C. § 959.13 ) (1964 Code, § 505.05) (Ord. 92-20, passed 9-28-1992) Penalty, see § 90.99