§ 7-01-060. Cruelty to animals.

(a)

Cruelty to animals consists of:

(1)

Torturing, tormenting, poisoning, cruelly beating, mutilating, cruelly killing or overdriving any animal;

(2)

Depriving of shelter necessary to protect from rain, snow, wind and direct rays of the sun;

(3)

Unnecessarily failing to provide any animal with proper food or drink;

(4)

Abandoning an animal;

(5)

Permanently coloring, painting, staining or dyeing any animal; an animal may be tattooed for identifying purposes.

(6)

Placing or leaving any animal in an unattended motor vehicle without adequate ventilation or in such a manner as to subject the animal to extreme temperatures which may adversely affect the health of the animal; or

(7)

Placing or leaving any animal in a condition whereby there is a substantial possibility the animal's life will be threatened.

(8)

Carrying an animal in or upon any vehicle in a cruel, inhumane or unsafe manner. An animal carried in the bed of a truck must be crated or restrained so it cannot fall or jump from the truck or be strangled.

(b)

It is unlawful for any person to commit the offense defined in this section.

(Ord. No. 682, § 2, 8-14-84; Ord. No. 933, § 5, 12-12-94; Ord. No. 1180, § 5, 12-9-03)