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2023 ORDINANCE Page 7 of 19 <br /> <br />sounds made in animal shelters or veterinary hospitals in compliance with this chapter at the time of the <br />effective date of the amendatory ordinance codified in this section shall be exempt from this subsection; <br /> 6. Permit any animal to damage public property or the private property of another; <br /> 7. Have possession or control of one or more roosters or peafowl. Under circumstances not <br />amounting to a criminal charge, and in addition to the restrictions of Chapter 6.08 EMC and Chapter <br />16.08 RCW, permit any animal to bite or attack a person or other animal without provocation. <br /> <br />C. Offenses Relating to Cruelty. It shall be unlawful for any person to: <br /> 1. Abandon an animal by intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or with criminal negligence leaving a <br />domesticated animal at a location without providing for the animal’s continued care. It is no defense to <br />abandonment to abandon an animal at or near an animal shelter, veterinary clinic or other place of <br />shelter if reasonable arrangements for the care of the animal were not made by the person abandoning <br />the animal; <br /> 2. Under circumstances not amounting to first degree animal cruelty as defined in RCW <br />16.52.205, fail to provide an animal with minimum care as defined in 6.04.020 EMC. sufficient good and <br />wholesome food and a constant source of clear potable water, proper shelter and protection from the <br />weather, veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering, and with humane care and treatment; <br /> 3. Leave an animal unattended for more than twenty-four consecutive hours; <br /> 4. Under circumstances not amounting to first degree animal cruelty as defined in RCW <br />16.52.205, or animal fighting as defined in RCW 16.52.117, beat, cruelly treat, torment, overload, <br />overwork, or otherwise abuse an animal; <br /> 5. Give away any live animal as a prize for, or as an inducement to enter, any contest, game, or <br />other competition, or as an inducement to enter a place of amusement; or offer such animals as an <br />incentive to enter any business agreement whereby the offer was for the purpose of attracting trade. <br />Violation of this subsection shall be a misdemeanor, punishable in accordance with subsection (F) of this <br />section; <br /> 6. Fail, as the operator of a motor vehicle which strikes a domestic animal, to stop at once and <br />render such assistance as may be possible and fail to immediately report such injury or death to the <br />animal’s owner; in the event that the owner cannot be ascertained and located, such operator shall at <br />once report the accident to the Everett animal control or the Everett police department; <br /> 7. Lay out or expose any kind of poison or leave exposed any poisoned food or drink for animals, <br />or any substance or fluid whatever, whereon or wherein there is or shall be deposited or mingled, any <br />kind of poison or poisonous or deadly substance or fluid whatsoever, on the premises of another, or in <br />any unenclosed place, or to aid or abet any person in so doing. Exception: This does not apply to the <br />reasonable use of rodent or pest poison, insecticides, fungicides, or slug bait for their intended <br />purposes; <br /> 8. Permit an animal exhibition or circus to perform in which animals are induced or encouraged to <br />perform through the use of chemical, mechanical, electrical, or manual devices in a manner which will <br />cause, or is likely to cause, physical injury or suffering; <br /> 9. Reserved. Under circumstances not amounting to first degree animal cruelty as defined in RCW