Any person who is the owner of, or who has the charge, custody or control of any animal or fowl, who willfully and knowingly permits or aids, abets or encourages, such animal or fowl to engage in a fight with any other animal or fowl within the city, on a wager, or for sport, or for any other purpose, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
(1953 Code, ch. 4, ยง 39)