§ 14-17. Cruelty.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person by commission or omission to:

(1)

Overdrive, overload, overwork, torture, beat, mutilate, kill needlessly, carry or confine in a vehicle in an inhumane manner, or otherwise mistreat any animal;

(2)

Fail to provide any animal they own or provide care for with proper food and veterinary care;

(3)

Fail to provide any animal they own or provide care for with access to adequate shelter to protect it from all types of weather, 24 hours daily;

(4)

Fail to provide any animal they own or provide care for access to good and wholesome fresh water at all times;

(5)

Intentionally poison any domestic animal;

(6)

Allow or permit any fight between animals, or to allow or permit a fight in or upon any premises in that person's possession or under that person's control;

(7)

Allow an animal they own or provide care for to be kept in unsanitary conditions;

(8)

Keep or confine any animal in other than a humane manner.

(b)

It shall be unlawful to release any animal on any property with the intent to abandon the animal. Each person who does abandon, knowingly or willingly permits such abandonment or aids in the abandonment of any animal, shall be in violation of this chapter. This section shall not apply to community cats that are part of a trap-neuter-vaccinate-return program or a shelter-neuter-vaccinate-return program or the respective community cat caregivers.

(Res. No. 18-22, § 1(Exh. A), 5-8-2018)