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Except as provided below:

(a) No person may:

(1) Intentionally kill an animal;

(2) Intentionally injure, torment, poison, provoke, or otherwise abuse an animal;

(3) Maintain an animal without providing food, clean water, and shelter adequate to provide protection from the weather and preserve the animal’s health and care;

(4) Abandon an animal where it will not be provided proper food, water, shelter and care;

(5) Fail to provide veterinary care to prevent physical suffering; or

(6) Maintain an animal showing symptoms of infectious or contagious disease without keeping the animal confined in a building or secure enclosure and under proper care.

(b) Animal Fighting.

(1) No person may cause an animal to fight another animal or human being, whether for amusement, sport or for financial gain; or

(2) Train, or keep for the purpose of training, an animal for exhibition in combat with an animal or human being.

(3) No person may permit his premises to be used for the purposes described in subsection (b)(1) of this section, or be present as a spectator at an exhibition described in subsection (b)(1) of this section.

(c) Accident Involving Injury to Animal.

(1) The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to an animal shall stop the vehicle as close to the scene of the accident as possible and forthwith inform the owner of the animal of the injury if the animal’s ownership is readily ascertainable, or inform the Animal Control Office of the injury if the animal’s ownership is not readily ascertainable.

(2) A driver shall inform the appropriate person under subsection (c)(1) of this section of the time and location of the accident, a description of the injured animal, and the apparent nature of the injury.

(d) Animal Trapping.

(1) No person may use a trap or snare within the City limits that can kill or mangle an animal.

(e) Animal Harassment.

(1) No person may allow any animal which they own to molest or harass wild or domesticated animals.

(f) Exceptions. Notwithstanding any other provision in this section:

(1) A government agency, or its agent or contractor, may trap, humanely kill, or otherwise remove any animal, including wild animals, that presents a threat to public health, safety or public or private infrastructure. This does not authorize the killing of any animals that may be protected by state or federal law, unless applicable federal, state and local permits are obtained as necessary.

(2) An owner of an animal, a veterinary clinic, animal shelter, or government employee may humanely euthanize or otherwise humanely destroy an animal that is suffering and too seriously ill or injured to recover, behaviorally poses a threat to itself or others, requires cost prohibitive treatments, or other circumstances a reasonable person would deem appropriate in the same situation.

(a) Euthanasia performed by an Animal Control Officer of the Kenai Animal Shelter must be done in compliance with current City of Kenai Animal Control euthanasia policy.

(b) No Animal Control Officer or agent shall be held criminally or civilly liable for any action taken in the enforcement of this code, provided the officer acts lawfully, in good faith and without malice.

(3) The owner of livestock may humanely harvest their livestock.

(4) A person may kill an animal in defense of life or property.

(Ords. 935, 3040-2018)