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Responsible Animal and Pet Ownership Care and Control Regulation Ordinance <br />Page 23 <br />premises of the owner, or to seize an animal at any place while such animal is <br />accompanied by its owner or keeper. <br />(b) Except as expressly authorized in this Chapter, it shall be unlawful for a person to entice <br />any animal away from the premises of the person who owns or keeps such animal in the <br />city, or to entice an animal from a street, alley or public place in the city with the intent to <br />deprive the owner of the animal's possession. <br />(c) It shall be unlawful for a person to bring into the city an animal for the purpose of its <br />impoundment, or the collection of any fee or reward for its return, except as provided in <br />this Chapter. <br />Sec. 5 -29 Interference with Another Person's Animal Prohibited. <br />It shall be unlawful for a person to feed, tease, tantalize, molest, or provoke any animal in the <br />city without the express consent of the animal's owner, if any, while the animal is on the owner's <br />property or under the owner's control. A person who violates this section shall be punishable as <br />provided in Section 5 -111 of this Chapter; provided, however, a fine imposed for any such <br />violation shall not be less than fifty dollars ($50.00). <br />Sec. 5 -30 Offensive Use of Animal Prohibited. <br />It shall be unlawful for a person willfully to deposit a live or dead animal upon public or private <br />premises not owned by that person, or willfully to throw a live or dead animal against any other <br />person, or aid or abet another person in doing so. <br />Sec. 5 -31 Abandonment of Animal(s) Prohibited. <br />It shall be unlawful for a person to abandon or cause to be abandoned any animal on public or <br />private property and a violation of this section shall be punishable as provided in Section 5 -111 <br />of this Chapter; provided, however, a fine imposed for any such violation shall not be less than <br />five hundred dollars ($500.00). Actions taken by colony caretakers in accordance with this <br />chapter shall not be considered abandonment of an animal. <br />See. 5 -32 Trapping and Free - Roaming Cat Regulations. <br />The following regulations apply to animal traps; their requirements, prohibitions, and the <br />managed free - roaming cats: <br />(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to use, place, set or cause to be used, placed, or set any <br />leg -hold trap or similar device upon any land or waters. <br />(b) It shall be unlawful for a person to use, place, set or cause to be used, placed or set any <br />snare, net or other device which causes the trapping or capturing of any animal in any <br />manner by which the animal is not either captured painlessl or killed ' t 1 <br />land or waters. y tns ant y upon any <br />