9.52.010 Cruelty to animals.
A. A person commits cruelty to animals if he intentionally or knowingly:
1. Tortures or seriously overworks an animal; or
2. Fails to provide necessary food, care, or shelter for an animal in his custody; or
3. Abandons an animal in his custody; or
4. Transports or confines an animal in a cruel manner; or
5. Kills, injures or administers poison to an animal without legal privilege; or
6. Causes one animal to fight with another.
B. It is a defense to the prosecution under this section that the conduct of the actor towards the animal was by a licensed veterinarian using accepted veterinary practice or directly related to a bona fide experimentation for scientific research not be unnecessarily cruel unless directly necessary to the veterinary purpose or scientific research involved.
C. Cruelty to animals is a class B misdemeanor. (Code 1975 § 13-931)