§ 7.32.110 — Keeping animals for fights—Shooting animals or birds

7.32.110 - Keeping animals for fights—Shooting animals or birds.

(A) It is unlawful for any person to: (1) Own, keep, or use, or be in any manner connected with or financially interested in the management of, or to receive money or other thing of value for the admission of any person to, a house, apartment, pit or place procured or permitted to be used or occupied for an animal fighting venture; (2) Instigate, promote, arrange, or carry on an animal fighting venture; (3) Breed or train any animal for the purpose of using the animal in an animal fighting venture; (4) Keep or possess any animal under circumstances evincing an intent to use the animal in an animal fighting venture; or (5) Perform any act as assistant, umpire, principal, spectator or otherwise in a fight between animals, or in aid of or calculated to encourage or further any animal fighting venture. (B) It is unlawful for any person who is not engaged in training a dog for field trial or hunting, or in staging a field trial or training class, to fire upon any animal, including a pigeon or other bird, unless hunting pursuant to authority granting from the U.S. Government, the State, or one of their respective political subdivisions.

(Ord. 5696 § 2, 2004: Ord. 3618 § 130, 1991)