(A) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly:
(1) Causes a dog to fight with another dog;
(2) For a pecuniary benefit causes a dog to fight with another dog;
(3) Participates in the earnings of or operates a facility used for dogfighting;
(4) Uses or permits another to use any real estate, building, room, tent, arena or other property for dogfighting;
(5) Owns or trains a dog with the intent that the dog be used in an exhibition of dogfighting; or
(6) Attends as a spectator an exhibition of dogfighting.
(B) In this section, the term
DOGFIGHTING
means any situation in which one dog attacks or fights with another dog.
(C) A conviction under division (A)(1) of this section may be had upon the uncorroborated testimony of a party to the offense.
(D) It is a defense to prosecution that the person caused a dog to fight with another dog to protect livestock, other property or a person from the other dog, and for no other purpose.
(Ord. 914, passed 10-14-04) Penalty, see § 10.99