§ 14-4. Prohibited treatment.

It shall be unlawful for any person, either by commission or omission, to do any of the following:

(1)

Overdrive, overload, overwork, torture, beat, mutilate, kill needlessly, carry or confine in a vehicle in an inhumane manner, or otherwise mistreat, any animal.

(2)

Fail to provide any animal with proper food consistent with the normal requirements and feeding habits of the animal's size, species and breed.

(3)

Fail to provide any animal with access to shelter adequate to protect it from all types of weather, 24 hours daily.

(4)

Fail to provide any animal access to good and wholesome fresh water at all times.

(5)

Abandon any animal.

(6)

Intentionally poison any animal.

(7)

Allow or promote any fight between animals, or allow or permit any such fight in or upon any premises in such person's possession or under such person's control.

(8)

Allow an animal to be kept in unsanitary conditions.

(9)

Keep, confine or transport an animal in other than a humane manner.

(Ord. of 10-9-2006)

State law reference

Abandoning dogs, O.C.G.A. § 4-8-3; performing cruel acts on dogs; O.C.G.A. § 4-8-5; prohibited acts regarding equines, O.C.G.A. § 4-13-3; cruelty to animals, O.C.G.A. § 16-12-4.