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(a)

Food. Animals must be provided with food of sufficient quantity and quality to allow for normal growth and maintenance of body weight.

(b)

Water. Animals must be provided with clean, fresh water in sufficient quantity to satisfy the animal's needs or supplied by free choice. Snow or ice is not an adequate water supply.

(c)

Transportation. Animals must be contained within the passenger section of any vehicle or placed in crates or carriers of sufficient size to accommodate the animal. Animals carried in open vehicles, including trucks, boats, motorcycles, dirt bikes, trailers, etc., must be restrained in a crate or carrier or restrained by a chain or cable to prevent the animal from leaving the vehicle or being tossed out.

(d)

Shelter. Animals must be provided with shelter at all times during inclement weather. The shelter must be large enough to comfortably accommodate the animal, be windproof and waterproof and contain enough bedding to provide the animal with insulation against the elements. Shade must be provided at all times during the months of May through October.

(e)

Sanitation. It shall be unlawful for any person to allow food or water receptacles, kennels, yards or the premises where the animal is kept to be or to remain in an unhealthy, unsanitary, or obnoxious condition or to permit the premises to be in such condition that obnoxious odors can be plainly detected on adjacent public or private property.

(f)

Enforcement. An animal control officer or a police officer may issue a citation to the owner of any animal and/or remove any such animal from any premises if the welfare of that animal is threatened due to a violation of this section.

(g)

Reclaiming neglected animals. Any animal removed from any premises pursuant to subsection (f) of this section may be reclaimed by the owner within five working days from the time the animal was taken, provided that all conditions for which the animal was removed have been corrected. The owner shall also be liable for payment of all boarding fees to the city. Any animal not reclaimed within the time allowed may be disposed of pursuant to section 3-1-14.

(h)

Abandonment. Any animal left at the animal shelter by the owner, keeper, or caretaker beyond five working days after being notified as required by section 3-1-13, shall be deemed abandoned and may be disposed of according to section 3-1-14. The owner shall be liable for payment of all fees and expenses incurred by the city for the care and/or disposal of the animal.

(Code 1965, § 106A.11)