9.08.240 Law Enforcement Canines and Fire Enforcement Canines.
A. All canines used by the City Police Department or Fire Department, whether owned, leased, rented or borrowed for the purposes of aiding law enforcement officers in their duties shall be considered the property and responsibility of the Police Department canine unit or the Fire Department canine unit and shall be designated law enforcement or fire enforcement canines.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person:
1. to strike, tease, torment, harass, or assault a law enforcement or fire enforcement canine whether or not the dog is being used in an official capacity; or
2. to interfere or attempt to interfere with a law enforcement or fire enforcement canine or its handler in such a manner as to inhibit, restrict or impede the dog in accomplishing its law enforcement or fire enforcement purpose or the handler in the control of the law enforcement or fire enforcement canine; or
3. to inflict harm, disability or death to a law enforcement or fire enforcement canine. Inflicting harm, disability or death is knowingly and intentionally and without lawful cause or justification poisoning, inflicting bodily harm, permanent disability or death, upon a law enforcement or fire enforcement canine.
C. Penalties. Violations of Sections B.1. and B.2. are unclassified public offenses. Violations of Section B.3. are a Class A Public Offense. (Ord. 14-63 § 16, 2014; Ord. 04-38 § 8, 2004.)