Sec. 8-3.05. Equine tripping or diving.1
1Editor’s note—Ord. No. G-5445, § 1, adopted Oct. 21, 2009, effective Nov. 20, 2009, added a new Section 8-3.03. Inasmuch as there already exists a Section 8-3.03, the existing Sections 8-3.03 and 8-3.04 have been renumbered to Section 8-3.04 and 8-3.05 to facilitate the incorporation of the new Section 8-3.03. An ordinance will be passed at a later date to correct the section numbering.
A. Any person who commits equine tripping or diving is guilty of a Class One misdemeanor.
B. For purposes of this Section;
1. Equine means a horse, pony, mule, donkey or hinny.
2. Tripping means intentionally or knowingly, for the purpose of entertainment or sport, causing an equine to lose its balance or fall, by use of a wire, pole, stick, rope or any other object or by any other means.
3. Diving means intentionally or knowingly, for the purpose of entertainment, demonstration or exploitation, causing an equine to plunge into a body of water.
C. Penalty:
1. A person convicted of subsection A of this section is guilty of a Class One misdemeanor punishable by jail for a term of not less than 48 consecutive hours and a fine of not less than $1,000.
2. Upon a second conviction, a person convicted of subsection A of this section is guilty of a Class One misdemeanor punishable by jail for a term of not less than 30 consecutive days and a fine of not less than $2,000.
3. Upon a third conviction, a person convicted of subsection A of this section is guilty of a Class One misdemeanor punishable by jail for a term of not less than 90 consecutive days and a fine of not less than $2,000. (Ord. No. G-5274, § 1, 2008; Ord. No. G-5697, 2012)