Chapter 6.04
PROTECTION
Sections:
6.04.015 Offenses relating to cruelty.
Prior legislation: Ord. 118.
6.04.012 Confinement of animal(s) in vehicle infraction.1
Repealed by Ord. 1531. [Ord. 1479 § 1 (Att. A), 2014.]
6.04.015 Offenses relating to cruelty.
A. The city adopts the following RCW as now existing or as amended by reference: All nonfelony portions of Chapter 16.52 RCW, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, as now existing or amended, with exceptions below are hereby adopted by reference. (*Note: this includes RCW 16.52.340, Leave or confine any animal in unattended motor vehicle or enclosed space – Class 2 civil infraction – Officers’ authority to reasonably remove animal.)
Except the following are not adopted by reference: RCW 16.52.310, Dog breeding – Limit on the number of dogs – Required conditions – Penalty – Limitation of section – Definitions.
B. For any of the following violations that are not a criminal violation pursuant to Chapter 16.52 RCW or other applicable RCW, it is unlawful and a Class 2 civil violation under RCW 7.80.120 for any person to:
1. Injure, kill or physically mistreat any animal except as is otherwise permitted by law;
2. Lay out, to expose, or leave exposed any kind of poison, or poison food or drink where accessible to an animal, or place such poisonous materials in a stream or other body of water endangering fish or shellfish; provided, that nothing shall prevent the reasonable use of rodent poison, insecticides, fungicides or slug bait for their intended purposes; and provided further, that nothing in this section shall prohibit any government agency from acting in the course of its government duties;
3. Set or bait any trap without a valid permit issued by the director; provided, no permit is required to trap rats or mice;
4. Confine without necessary ventilation any animal in any box, container or vehicle;
5. Tease, tantalize or provoke any animal with the intent to cause fear, anger or injury;
6. Tether or confine any animal in such a manner or in such a place as to cause injury or pain or to endanger an animal or to keep an animal in quarters that are injurious to the animal due to inadequate protection from heat or cold or that are of insufficient size to permit the animal to move about freely;
7. Keep an animal in unsanitary condition or to provide insufficient food, water, shelter or ventilation necessary for the good health of that animal;
8. Fail to provide his or her animal the medical care that is necessary for its health or to alleviate its pain;
9. Permit any animal to fight with or injure other animals or permit any animal to be fought or injured by any other animal or to train or keep for the purpose of training any animal for the exhibition of such animal in combat with any other animal whether for amusement of himself, herself or others or for financial gain or permit such conduct on premises under his or her control or to be present as a spectator at such exhibitions. [Ord. 1531 § 1, 2016; Ord. 1350 § 1, 2009.]
6.04.030 Authority.
The city hereby grants authority to the city police or sheriff’s office under contract for police services or city animal control officer or contracted animal control service to enforce this chapter. [Ord. 1531 § 1, 2016.]
See RCW 16.52.340 and LMC 10.08.035.