§ 4-32. Cruel treatment of animals.

It shall be a violation for any person to abuse, neglect or mistreat any animal. Such conduct shall include but is not limited to the following:

(a)

Fail to supply an animal with a continuous supply of fresh water and a sufficient quantity of good and wholesome food;

(b)

Keep an animal in an enclosure without wholesome exercise, proper ventilation, or lighting, whether natural or artificial;

(c)

Keep, house or maintain an animal in unsanitary conditions or conditions inconsistent with acceptable standards of care for the particular species;

(d)

Entice or lure an animal off the property of its owner to molest or tease the animal;

(e)

Abuse, torture, torment or commit cruel acts on any animal, causing pain or suffering;

(f)

Crop the ears or tail of a dog, except through the services of a licensed veterinarian;

(g)

Tie, chain, fasten or otherwise secure any animal to a dog house, tree, fence or other stationary object, on any property, in such a manner that the animal could become entangled, injured or hung. Only nylon or leather buckle type collars and harnesses are permitted for tethering. The tether must not be of a weight and size that places excessive strain on the animal;

(h)

Fail to provide proper veterinary care allowing an animal to suffer from illness or injury unnecessarily;

(i)

Place or confine an animal, or allow it to be placed or confined or to remain, in an unattended vehicle under conditions that may reasonably be expected to endanger the health or well-being of the animal due to heat, cold, lack of water, lack of ventilation or other circumstances as may reasonably be expected to cause suffering, pain, distress, debility or death;

(j)

Abandon any animal.

(Ord. No. 2017-49, § 1, 8-7-17)