§ 10-7. Cruelty to animals.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to overload, poison, cruelly treat, maim, tease, bruise, deprive of necessary sustenance or medical attention, improperly use, deprive of shade and shelter, or in any manner whatsoever, torture, kill, or abuse any animal.

(b)

No person shall abandon any animal on any property, public or private, or keep an animal under unsanitary conditions.

(c)

It shall be unlawful to transport any dog in an open-bed truck except when safely confined in a portable kennel or safely restrained by a harness or tether.

(Ord. No. 2006-02-09, ch. 5, art. 1, § 9, 2-7-2006)

State law reference

Local authority to adopt ordinances for animal protection under the Georgia Animal Protection Act, O.C.G.A. § 4-11-18; dogfighting, O.C.G.A. § 16-12-37; abandoning dogs, § 4-8-3; cruelty to dogs, O.C.G.A. § 4-8-5; cruelty to animals, O.C.G.A. § 16-12-4.