(A) It shall be unlawful for an owner to fail to provide his or her animal(s) with sufficient food and water, proper shelter, and protection from the weather as necessary, veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering, and humane care and treatment.
(B) It shall be unlawful for a person to beat, cruelly treat, neglect, torment, overload, overwork, or otherwise abuse an animal, or cause, instigate, or permit any dogfight or other combat between animals or between animals and humans.
(C) It shall be unlawful for a person to dye or color artificially any animal or fowl, including but not limited to rabbits, baby chickens, and ducklings, or to bring any dyed or colored animal or fowl into the town.
(D) It shall be unlawful for any owner to abandon an animal in the town.
(E) No person shall expose any known poisonous substance, so that the same shall be liable to be eaten by any domestic animal.
(F) It shall be unlawful for a person to tether, fasten, chain, tie, rope, cable, or restrain a dog, or cause a dog to be tethered, fastened, chained, tied, roped, cabled, or restrained, to a house, tree, fence, or any stationary object.
(1) Notwithstanding division (F) of this section, if a dog must be restrained other than by fence or other humane enclosure, a person may restrain the dog by complying with the following requirements:
(a) If a trolley system is used, it must be at least 20 feet in length between the two trolley stop points, must be at least three feet above the height of the dog, and must allow the dog to move freely along the length of the trolley runner line without being entangled and being able to access adequate shelter.
(b) The trolley system must allow the dog free access to adequate food, water, and shelter based on weather conditions. The dog shall not be connected to either system in extreme weather conditions that may endanger the life or health of the dog.
(c) The trolley system must be attached to a properly fitting collar or harness, not less than one inch in width and that is one inch greater in diameter than the animal's neck or torso. All collars or harnesses used must be made of nylon, leather, or other durable and non-metallic material and must be fitted so as to not cause injury to the dog or embed itself in the dog's neck. The use of pinch collars, choke collars, or a chain directly around the dog's neck is prohibited.
(d) The line or leash connecting the trolley system to the dog's collar or harness must be made of a durable non-chain material that prevents knotting, fraying, and shortening of the tether or line.
(e) The trolley system must be connected to only one dog. If more than one dog is connected to a trolley system in the same area, the dogs must be separated by a sufficient distance to prevent entanglement. Dogs shall not be connected to trolley system at the site of an unoccupied, abandoned, or condemned dwelling or building.
(f) Dogs under six months of age or that are sick or in distress shall not be connected to a trolley system.
(g) A female dog in heat must be confined within a building, secure enclosure or otherwise protected from access by other dogs to prevent reproduction.
(G) Nothing in this section shall be constructed to prohibit a person from walking a dog with a hand-held leash or similar restraint.
(Ord. 63, passed 11-15-2022)