It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a police officer,
Animal Control Officer, licensed veterinarian or owner, to remove
the collar, license tag or muzzle from any dog or cat within the limits
of the City without the consent of the owner of such animal.
It shall be unlawful for any animal, even though on a leash,
to be in or enter any public building, food establishment, or any
store except a store for the sale of animals, anywhere within the
City during the time that any of said places are open for use by the
public. The provisions of this section shall not apply to dogs leading
blind persons, nor to animal exhibits or animal obedience training
classes.
No domestic animal afflicted with a contagious disease or an
infectious disease shall be allowed to run at large or to be exposed
in any public place whereby the health of other animals or man may
be affected.
It shall be unlawful for any person to kill or wound, or attempt
to kill or wound, any squirrel, rabbit, or bird, or for any person
to take the eggs or young of any bird within the limits of the City.
No person shall instigate, cause or procure any dog fight, cockfight
or any public or private fighting, or in any manner instigate, cause
or procure, or assist in any indecent or immoral show or exhibition
of any animal.
No person shall trap, snare, dig a hole, pit or use any other
method or device to capture animals which are ferae naturae or domesticated
in the City. The placing of any such trap, snare, hole, pit or device
is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and shall be summarily
abated.