§ 6-30. Animal cruelty.

It is unlawful for any person to subject any animal to animal cruelty. For purposes of this subsection, the term "animal cruelty" shall mean any act or acts of neglect, torture, or torment that causes unjustifiable pain or suffering of an animal. With respect to any animal, such acts include, but are not limited to:

(1)

Overdriving;

(2)

Overloading;

(3)

Overworking;

(4)

Torturing;

(5)

Deprivation of necessary sustenance;

(6)

Beating, whipping, striking or kicking;

(7)

Riding; driving or working when sick and unfit to work;

(8)

Failure to provide reasonable veterinary care;

(9)

Failure to provide proper food, drink; failure to provide, for any animal that is kept out-of-doors for any length of time, sufficiently weatherproof shelter, to include, but not be limited to, a structure of at least two windproof sides, a waterproof roof, and flooring or ground-covering to protect any animal intended to be sheltered thereby from extremes of temperature;

(10)

Carrying any animal in or upon any vehicle in a cruel or inhumane manner;

(11)

Abandonment upon any street, road, or other place;

(12)

Luring, enticing, molesting or teasing an animal;

(13)

Keep any animal in an enclosure without wholesome exercise or change of air; and

(14)

Other similar practices; and

(15)

It shall also be considered " animal cruelty " to tether a dog outdoors, except when all the following conditions are met;

a.

The tether is connected to the dog with a buckle-type collar or a body harness made of a fabric, nylon or leather, appropriate for the size of the dog; and

b.

The tether has the following properties:

1.

It must be at least five times the length of the dog's body, as measured from the tip of the nose to the base of the tail, and

2.

It terminates at both ends with a swivel; and

3.

It does not weigh more than one-eighth of the dog's weight; and

4.

It is free of tangles; and

c.

The dog is tethered so as to prevent injury, strangulation, or entanglement; and

d.

The dog has access to reasonable shade, water, shelter and dry ground; and

e.

The dog is at least six months of age; and

f.

The dog is not sick or injured; and

g.

Pulley, running line or trolley systems are at least 15 feet in length and are less than seven feet above the ground; and

h.

If there are multiple dogs, each dog must be tethered separately, and be spaced so that the tethers will not get tangled with another tether.

(Ord. No. 2018-09 , 6-12-2018)