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2022 ORDINANCE Page 7 of 17 of the effective date of the amendatory ordinance codified in this section shall be exempt from this subsection; 6. Permit any animal to damage public property or the private property of another. 7. Have possession or control of one or more roosters or peafowl. C. Offenses Relating to Cruelty. It shall be unlawful for any person to: 1. Abandon an animal by intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or with criminal negligence leaving a domesticated animal at a location without providing for the animal’s continued care. It is no defense to abandonment to abandon an animal at or near an animal shelter, veterinary clinic or other place of shelter if reasonable arrangements for the care of the animal were not made by the person abandoning the animal; 2. Under circumstances not amounting to first degree animal cruelty as defined in RCW 16.52.205, fail to provide an animal with sufficient good and wholesome food and a constant source of clear potable water, proper shelter and protection from the weather, veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering, and with humane care and treatment; 3. Leave an animal unattended for more than twenty-four consecutive hours; 4. Under circumstances not amounting to first degree animal cruelty as defined in RCW 16.52.205, or animal fighting as defined in RCW 16.52.117, beat, cruelly treat, torment, overload, overwork, or otherwise abuse an animal, or cause, instigate, or permit any dogfight, cockfight, bullfight, or other combat between animals or between animals and humans. Anyone who permits such conduct on premises under his control, and any person present as a spectator at such exhibition, shall also be deemed a violator of this subsection and subject to punishment thereof; 5. Give away any live animal as a prize for, or as an inducement to enter, any contest, game, or other competition, or as an inducement to enter a place of amusement; or offer such animals as an incentive to enter any business agreement whereby the offer was for the purpose of attracting trade. Violation of this subsection shall be a misdemeanor, punishable in accordance with subsection (D) of this section; 6. Fail, as the operator of a motor vehicle which strikes a domestic animal, to stop at once and render such assistance as may be possible and fail to immediately report such injury or death to the animal’s owner; in the event that the owner cannot be ascertained and located, such operator shall at once report the accident to the Everett animal control or the Everett police department; 7. Lay out or expose any kind of poison or leave exposed any poisoned food or drink for animals, or any substance or fluid whatever, whereon or wherein there is or shall be deposited or mingled, any kind of poison or poisonous or deadly substance or fluid whatsoever, on the premises of another, or in any unenclosed place, or to aid or abet any person in so doing. Exception: This does not apply to state-licensed pest control operators performing this within the scope of employment the reasonable use of rodent or pest poison, insecticides, fungicides, or slug bait for their intended purposes; 8. Permit an animal exhibition or circus to perform in which animals are induced or encouraged to perform through the use of chemical, mechanical, electrical, or manual devices in a manner which will