§ 14-2. Violations; penalties

(a) Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in section 1-13. Any punishment provided for in the statutes of the state (for example cruelty to animals under V.T.C.A., Penal Code § 42.09) or civil penalties permitted to be assessed may be applied whenever a violation hereof is also a violation of state law.

(b) In addition to the penalties provided in this section, procedures and penalties (both civil and penal) set forth in the laws of the state with regard to the treatment, registration, keeping or use of animals which are permitted to be adopted by municipalities are specifically adopted hereby by the city. Each day a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.

(c) The city shall be entitled to pursue all other criminal and civil remedies to which it is entitled under the authority of other ordinances or state law.

(Ord. No. 324, art. I, § 7, 6-21-1965; Ord. No. 591, § 4, 6-19-1989; Ord. No. 431, § 3, 1-17-1977; Ord. No. 731, § 13, 6-16-1997; Ord. No. 857, art. I, § 7, 11-6-2000; Ord. No. 916, § 13, 4-21-2003; Ord. No. 968, § 13, 9-20-2004; Ord. No. 1058, § 2, 11-20-2006; Ord. No. 1065, § 2, 3-5-2007)