§ 4-2. Cruelty to animals.
Any person who intentionally or with criminal negligence commits any of the following shall be guilty of simple cruelty to animals:
(1)
Overworks a living animal.
(2)
Torments, cruelly beats, or unjustifiably injures any living animal, whether belonging to himself or another.
(3)
Having charge, custody or possession of any animal, either as owner or otherwise, unjustifiably fails to provide it with proper food, proper water, proper shelter, or proper veterinary care.
(4)
Abandons any animal: Only residents of the City of Walker, with a current photo I.D., may deliver an animal found running at large, within the city limits, to the animal control shelter. The delivery of an animal must be made during animal control's normal hours of operation. a person shall be considered to have abandoned an animal found running at large if he delivers, drops off, or leaves behind the animal at the animal control shelter at any time which is not within the normal hours of operation or at any time when the animal control shelter is closed to the public.
(5)
Impounds or confines or cause to be impounded or confined in a pound or other place a living animal and fails to supply it during such confinement with proper food, proper water, and proper shelter.
(6)
Unjustifiably administers any poison or noxious drug or substance to any domestic animal or unjustifiably exposes any such drug or substance with intent that the same shall be taken or swallowed by any domestic animal.
(7)
Mistreats any living animal by any act or omission whereby unnecessary or unjustifiable physical pain, suffering, or death is caused to or permitted upon the animal.
(8)
Causes or procures to be done by any person any act enumerated in this section 4-2.
(9)
Any animal found to be abandoned for over twenty-four (24) hours shall be seized, impounded and kept for five (5) days by the animal control shelter. If owner does not claim within five (5) days, the animal will be forfeited to the animal control shelter. A warning notice will be left at the residence to notify the owner of the whereabouts of his animal and be subject to additional fines.
(10)
Whoever commits the crime of simple cruelty to animals shall be punished in accordance with section 1-8. In addition to any other penalty imposed, the court may issue an order prohibiting the defendant from owning or keeping animals for a period of time deemed appropriate by the court.
State law reference
Similar provisions, R.S. 14:102.