§ 8-45. Animals in Vehicles.

1.

No person other than an individual transporting working dogs within agricultural or rural areas of the City of Citrus Heights shall transport or carry on any public highway or public roadway, any animal, wild or domestic, in or by a motorized vehicle unless the animal is as follows:

a)

Safely enclosed within the vehicle;

b)

Protected within a secured container carried within, upon, or by such a vehicle; or

c)

Securely cross-tethered or secured to such vehicle by rope, chain, or other device in a fashion which prevents injury to the animal from falling from, being ejected from, or jumping from said vehicle.

2.

No person shall leave an animal, wild or domestic, in any unattended motorized vehicle without adequate ventilation, in unhealthful conditions, or otherwise under such circumstances as to allow the animal to be subjected to extreme temperatures or other conditions which adversely affect its health, safety, or well-being.

(Ord. No. 2012-002, § 1, 2-9-2012)