Ordinance 1810-91 - Laserfiche WebLink

• C. Offenses Relating to Cruelty. It is 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 animals 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 . 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 (24) consecutive hours; 4 . 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 vertebrates as an incentive to enter any business agreement whereby the offer was for the purpose of attracting trade; 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; 10