§ 2-4-14. Animals in vehicles.

(a)

An animal shall not be placed or confined, or allowed to be placed or confined, or allowed to remain in an unattended vehicle, without sufficient ventilation or other conditions, or for such a period of time as may be expected to endanger the health or well-being of such animal due to heat, lack of water, or such other circumstances which may cause suffering, debility, or death.

(b)

Any law enforcement officer who finds an animal in a vehicle in violation of this section is authorized to enter the vehicle by using the amount of force reasonably necessary to remove the animal.

(c)

Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the transportation of horses, cattle, sheep, poultry, or other agricultural livestock in trailers or other vehicle designed and constructed for such purposes.

(d)

Any animal in the open bed of a pickup truck or other vehicle from which the animal can easily escape, shall be confined inside a secured animal carrier or restrained by a minimum of two (2) tethers, each affixed to opposite sides of the truck or other vehicle and both attached to the collar or harness of the animal. It is a violation of this ordinance for the owner or custodian of an animal or the driver of a pick-up truck or other vehicle to refuse or fail to confine or restrain the animal as required by this section.

(Ord. No. 12-10, § 1, 5-8-12)