§ 6-55. Declaration of policy and purpose.
(a)
The city council declares that it is the policy and purpose of this article to ensure that animals are provided humane care and treatment by regulating the transportation, sale, purchase, housing, care, handling and treatment of animals. It is the purpose of this article to ensure that all animals, wherever found, and especially animals confined in pet shops, boarding kennels, animal shelters, auction markets, research facilities, transportation facilities and vehicles and in other similar places, are provided humane care and treatment. It is also the purpose of this article to protect the owners and purchasers of animals from misleading or fraudulent warranties regarding animals and from theft of their animals; to prevent the sale or use of stolen animals; and to ensure that only animals that appear to be free of infection, communicable disease and abnormalities are released for sale, trade or adoption, unless subsequent veterinary care is assured.
(b)
The city council declares that it is the intent of this article to protect the public health, safety and welfare by controlling animals as items of commerce to prevent disease, fraudulent practices and inhumane treatment and conditions.
(Ord. No. 7299-16)
(Ord. No. 7299-16)