A. 
It shall be illegal for any person(s) to cause or permit any animal to suffer neglect or act(s) of cruelty. Violations of this Article shall be considered municipal infractions, subject to a fine of five hundred dollars ($500) for a first violation and one thousand dollars ($1,000) for any and each subsequent violation.
B. 
Whenever it becomes necessary, in order to protect any animal from neglect or cruelty, any police officer or animal control officer may take possession of said animal. If an animal is impounded, yarded or confined and continues without adequate food, housing, water or care, or is cruelly treated or neglected, any police officer or animal control officer may enter into and upon any place in which the animal is impounded, yarded or confined and supply it with necessary food, housing, water and care so long as it there remains, or, if necessary for the health of the animal, may remove the animal, and not be liable to any action for that entry or for taking possession of the animal. In all cases the owner or custodian of the animal shall be notified of that action and of any administrative remedies that may be available to the owner or custodian. The owner or custodian may file within ten (10) days a request in writing with the City Chief of Police for the return of the animal. If the owner or custodian is not notified and fails to file the petition within the time prescribed, or if the owner or custodian is unknown and cannot within reasonable effort be ascertained for a period of twenty (20) days, the animal shall be held to be abandoned and be dealt with as such. Nothing in this section shall be construed as permitting the entry into a private dwelling without appropriate permission or court order.
C. 
The animal control officer, police officer, or other agent authorized or empowered to perform any duty under this chapter may issue to the owner and custodian of any animal found to be suffering from or the victim of neglect or abuse a municipal infraction citation as set forth in this Article.
A. 
Any person who accidentally or otherwise strikes an animal with any motor vehicle and injures or kills the animal shall immediately notify the police or the animal control officer of the location of the accident.
B. 
No person may willfully poison any animal, except that any person may use poison in a careful and humane manner to destroy vermin, including but not limited to rats, mice and insect pests.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully and unjustifiably kill, wound, injure, torture, torment, tease, molest, bait, overdrive, overwork, deprive of adequate food, water or housing, mutilate, poison, abandon or subject to conditions detrimental to its health or general welfare any animal.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep animals under unsanitary or inhumane conditions, to fail to provide adequate care or reasonably clean quarters, or to fail to provide proper medical attention for sick, diseased or injured animals. Adequate care shall comprise, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) 
Food shall be wholesome, palatable and free from contamination. It shall be of sufficient quantity and nutritive value as to maintain all animals in good health.
(2) 
Clean, potable water shall be available at times and quantities sufficient to maintain health for all animals. Any water receptacle shall be kept clean and sanitary; be of appropriate size and design for the animal; and be positioned to prevent spillage. Ice and snow shall not be considered a suitable source of water.
(3) 
All animals shall be able to stand to their full height, stretch out, turn around, lie down, and maintain postural adjustments comfortably.
(4) 
Animals shall be allowed to exercise and have freedom of movement as necessary to reduce stress and maintain physical condition.
(5) 
The continuous maintenance of a dog on a chain or tether less than fifteen (15) feet in length, positioned so that at its greatest length it prevents the dog from becoming entangled with any obstruction, from partially or totally jumping any fence, or from leaving any part of its owner's or custodian's property.
C. 
All animals shall have access to sufficient shade from the sun.
D. 
All animals kept outdoors shall have access to weatherproof shelter. Between November 1 and March 30 and in inclement weather, dogs shall have available a structure having at a minimum three (3) sides, a roof and a solid floor, with a door or flexible flap of windproof material, and dry bedding such as cedar chips, hay or straw to provide insulation. Other animals shall have available a structure of a style suitable for the species in question and sufficient to keep out the elements.
E. 
An animal shall be afforded immediate veterinary care if it is known or suspected to be ill or injured.
F. 
Both indoor and outdoor enclosures shall receive cleaning as necessary to remove excreta and debris so as to minimize disease hazards, odor and danger to the animal.
G. 
Animals with hair coats requiring grooming to prevent severe matting, filth accumulation and/or skin disease shall be groomed in accord with normal and accepted grooming practices.
H. 
Animals may not be maintained on a balcony or deck unless they are accompanied by a responsible adult. Animals must be maintained in a safe and humane manner. Decks and balconies are generally too small for the proper maintenance of a pet. Furthermore, animals maintained on a deck could jump off the balcony or deck, or squeeze through railings, fall off and run at large or hang itself if on a chain. Use of balconies/decks as bathrooms for animals creates an unsanitary situation for persons living below the balcony/deck.
I. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to promote, stage, hold, manage, conduct, carry on, or attend any illegal games, exhibition, contest, fight, or combat between one (1) or more animals or between animals and humans or to set free any animal for the purpose of chasing or having a race thereafter. This shall include but is not limited to hares or rabbits, cocks or other fowl, and dogs.
J. 
It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership or corporation being the owner, possessor, or custodian of a dog, cat, or other domestic animal to abandon such animal.
K. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to place or confine an animal or allow an animal to be placed or confined in a motor vehicle under such conditions or for such period of time as to endanger the health or well-being of such animal due to temperature, lack of food, water or housing or such other conditions as may reasonably be expected to cause suffering, disability or death.
L. 
It shall be unlawful, having struck and injured an animal while operating a motor vehicle, to fail to notify the police or animal control officer of such accident or otherwise to make reasonable efforts to provide or cause to be provided appropriate care to an injured animal.