9.12.010 Animals taken or withheld – Dognapping.
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A. Any person who, with intent to deprive or defraud the owner thereof, does any of the following shall be guilty of a misdemeanor:
1. Takes, leads away, confines, secrets or converts any dog or other animal;
2. Conceals the identity of any dog or other animal from its owner by obscuring or removing from the dog or other animal any collar, tag, license, tattoo or other identification device or mark; or
3. Willfully kills or injures any dog or other animal, unless excused by law.
B. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor. (Ord. 5682 § 1, 2002.)