ARTICLE 5. ANIMAL PROTECTION RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL PERSONS

It shall be unlawful for any person to, by words, signs or otherwise, intentionally set any dog or pup to attack any other dog or pup or any other animal, or aid, abet or encourage any dog or pup to fight; or by words, signs or otherwise permit or encourage any dog or pup to fight.

(Ord. 1992, Sec. 1; Ord. 2274)

2-502. Cruelty generally.

No person shall willfully and wantonly kill, beat, cruelly ill-treat, torment, overload, overwork, or otherwise abuse any animal, or cause, instigate or permit any dog fight, cock fight, or other combat between animals or between animals and humans, nor shall any person attend such unlawful exhibition or be umpire or judge at such.

(Ord. 1992, Sec. 1; Ord. 2274)

2-503. Report of motor vehicle striking animals.

The operator of a motor vehicle that strikes any animal shall, as soon as possible, report the accident to the Animal Control Officer or the Police Department.

(Ord. 1992, Sec. 1; Ord. 2274)

2-504. Selling of certain animals prohibited.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or display within the city any animal or fowl that has been artificially dyed or colored.

(b) No wild, exotic, poisonous or vicious animal may be sold within the city limits, except as allowed under section 2-302(a).

(Ord. 1992, Sec. 1; Ord. 2274)

2-505. Exposing poison to animals.

No person shall expose any known poisonous substance whether mixed with food or not, so that the same shall be liable to be eaten by any animal, provided that it shall not be unlawful for a person to expose, on his own property, poison mixed with only vegetable substances.

(Ord. 1992, Sec. 1; Ord. 2274)

2-506. Spring steel traps restricted.

It shall be unlawful for any person to use a spring steel trap in the city limits except rat, mice, gopher and mole traps.

(Ord. 1992, Sec. 1; Ord. 2274)

2-507. Killing or molesting birds.

It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully kill any songbird or to molest the nest of such birds.

(Ord. 1992, Sec. 1; Ord. 2274)

2-508. Retention of animals unlawfully.

No person shall, without the knowledge of consent of the owner/custodian, hold or retain possession of any animal of which he is not the owner/custodian for more than twenty-four (24) hours without first reporting the possession of such animal to the Animal Control Officer, the Police Department, or the animal pound; nor shall any person feed or shelter any unowned animal for seventy-two (72) hours or more consecutive hours without reporting such animal to the animal pound.

(Ord. 1992, Sec. 1; Ord. 2274)