<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 6-153. - General welfare.</div>
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               All animals shall be kept and treated under sanitary and humane conditions, and it
               is unlawful for any person to violate any of the following provisions:
               
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                  (a)
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                  <span class="ital">Provision of adequate food.</span> All animals, unless otherwise indicated in this article, must be given at suitable
                  intervals, at least once in a 24-hour period, a quantity of wholesome foodstuff in
                  a container suitable for the age and species of the animal and sufficient to maintain
                  a reasonable level of nutrition. Such foodstuff shall be served in a receptacle, dish
                  or container that is physically clean and in which agents injurious to health have
                  been removed or destroyed to a practical minimum.
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                  (b)
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                  <span class="ital">Provision of adequate water.</span> All animals must have a ready access to a supply of clean, fresh, potable water,
                  provided in a sanitary manner.
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                  (c)
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                  <span class="ital">Provision of adequate shelter.</span> Animals must be provided with adequate shelter to reasonably protect them from the
                  elements and from the weather at all times. It shall be within the discretion of animal
                  services to determine what constitutes adequate shelter. The shelter shall be provided
                  with a sufficient quantity of suitable bedding material consisting of hay, straw,
                  cedar shaving, or the equivalent during winter season. Animals must be provided access
                  to a shaded area other than its primary shelter during summer season. This section
                  does not apply to aquatic animals or livestock and other large animals which are normally
                  pastured or otherwise live in the open. Examples of inadequate shelter include, but
                  are not limited to, the following:
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                  (1)
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                  Underneath outside steps, decks and stoops.
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                  (2)
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                  Underneath houses.
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                  (3)
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                  Inside or underneath motor vehicles.
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                  (4)
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                  Inside metal barrels (provided, however, plastic barrels are adequate shelter).
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                  (5)
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                  Inside cardboard boxes.
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                  (6)
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                  Inside temporary animal carriers or crates.
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                  (7)
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                  Shelters located in flood-prone areas or areas that lack a suitable method of draining
                  so as to eliminate excess water or moisture.
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                  (8)
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                  Shelters surrounded by waste, debris, obstructions or impediments that may endanger
                  an animal.
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                  (d)
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                  <span class="ital">Provision of proper medical treatment for animals.</span> An owner of an animal must, at all times, provide the animal with adequate veterinary
                  care and must take steps necessary to protect the health of the animal.
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                  (e)
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                  <span class="ital">Prohibition on leaving an animal in a closed motor vehicle, etc.</span> Leaving an animal in a closed motor vehicle or other enclosure for such duration
                  or at such temperatures as the sheriff deems harmful or potentially harmful to the
                  animal is prohibited.
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                  (f)
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                  <span class="ital">[Female dog in estrous period.]</span> It shall be unlawful for any person owning or having possession, charge, custody
                  or control of a female dog to allow that dog to be tethered or at large during its
                  estrous period. During this period, the owner or person having possession of the dog
                  must restrain the dog in an enclosure in such a manner that will prevent the dog from
                  coming in contact with a male of its species. This section shall not be construed
                  to prohibit the intentional breeding of dogs on the premises of the owners or keepers
                  of the dogs involved.
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               (Ord. of 1-16-2018; Ord. of 8-19-2019)
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