[CC 1975 §75.1400; Ord. No. 90-14 §75.1400, 5-15-1990]
A. A person
is guilty of animal neglect when he/she has custody or ownership or
both of an animal and fails to provide adequate care or adequate control,
including, but not limited to, knowingly abandoning an animal in any
place without making provisions for its adequate care.
[Ord. No. 17-19, 8-15-2017]
B. The
maximum penalty imposed for a first offense convicted under this Section
may not exceed a three hundred dollar ($300.00) fine or fifteen (15)
days confinement in the City or County Jail, or both such fine and
confinement.
C. Upon
subsequent conviction under this Section the penalty may be the maximum
allowable under this Chapter of the City Code.
[CC 1975 §75.1420; Ord. No. 90-14 §75.1420, 5-15-1990]
As used in this Article the following terms shall have these
prescribed meanings:
ADEQUATE CARE
The normal and prudent attention to the needs of an animal,
including wholesome food, clean water, shelter, and health care as
necessary to maintain good health.
ADEQUATE CONTROL
Reasonably restraining or governing an animal so that the
animal does not injure itself, any person, or any other animal or
property.