(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to maliciously molest, torture, torment, deprive of necessary sustenance, cruelly beat in any manner, mutilate, kill, wound, maim, disfigure, injure, poison, burn or scald with any substance, drown, abandon, or subject to conditions detrimental to its health or general welfare, any animal, or to cause or procure such action.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to, in any manner, tease, annoy, disturb, molest, or irritate an animal that is confined to the owner’s premises.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any owner or keeper to fail to provide his or her animal(s), or an animal entrusted to his or her care, with proper shelter and protection from the weather, sufficient and wholesome food and water to keep his or her animals, or an animal entrusted to his or her care, in good health and comfort, with the opportunity for vigorous daily exercise, humane care, veterinary treatment and care when needed to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, injury or suffering.
(D) It shall be unlawful for any person to tether, chain, or fasten any animal in a manner so as to permit it to be upon any public sidewalk or street, or to leave it unattended while tethered, chained, or fastened on public property. It shall be unlawful to tether, chain, or fasten an animal in a manner so as to cause it injury or pain, or not permit it to reach shelter, food, and water.
(E) Tethers and/or leashes shall be fastened to a collar (not choke chain or pinch collar) or harness on the animal, and snapped to a D-Ring on the collar or harness. The tether must have a swivel at the collar to prevent entanglement and shall be of appropriate length and weight for the size of the animal.
(F) All pens, enclosures and other places where animals or fowl are kept shall be maintained at all times in a clean and sanitary condition and so as not to be offensive to persons in the neighborhood of their locations. Any violation of this section shall constitute a public nuisance subject to abatement as such, in addition to any penalty which may be imposed.
(G) It shall be unlawful for any person to place or confine, or allow the animal to be confined, in a manner so that it must remain in a motor vehicle or trailer under conditions or for periods of time as may endanger the health or well-being of the animal due to heat, lack of food or water, or any circumstance which might cause suffering, disability, or death. An animal found confined in a motor vehicle in a public place under weather conditions that endanger its life, as determined by the supervisor of animal control, an Animal Control Officer, or law enforcement officer, is a violation of this section. Any law enforcement or Animal Control Officer is hereby authorized to enter the vehicle and rescue the animal and impound it. A prominent written notice shall be left on or in the vehicle advising that the animal has been removed under the authority of this section and impounded, at the animal shelter.
(H) It shall be unlawful to own or harbor any animal(s) for the purpose of fighting or training for fight.
(I) It shall be unlawful to color, dye, stain or otherwise change the natural color of baby chickens.
(Ord. 2018-O-60, passed 4-24-2018) Penalty, see § 80.99