§ 16.52.011 Definitions — Principles of liability
§ 16.52.015 Enforcement — Law enforcement agencies and animal care and control agencies
§ 16.52.020 Humane societies — Enforcement authority
§ 16.52.025 Humane societies — Animal control officers
§ 16.52.080 Transporting or confining in unsafe manner — Penalty
§ 16.52.085 Seizure of animal for abuse or neglect — Process — Notice — Forfeiture of animal — Petition for a civil hearing for the immediate return of a seized animal
§ 16.52.090 Docking horses — Misdemeanor
§ 16.52.095 Certain veterinary procedures — Misdemeanor
§ 16.52.100 Confinement without food and water — Intervention by others
§ 16.52.117 Animal fighting — Prohibited behavior — Penalty — Exceptions
§ 16.52.180 Limitations on application of chapter
§ 16.52.185 Exclusions from chapter
§ 16.52.190 Poisoning animals — Penalty
§ 16.52.193 Poisoning animals — Strychnine sales — Records — Report on suspected purchases
§ 16.52.200 Sentences — Forfeiture of animals — Liability for costs — Penalty — Education, counseling
§ 16.52.205 Animal cruelty in the first degree
§ 16.52.207 Animal cruelty in the second degree — Penalty
§ 16.52.210 Destruction of animal by law enforcement officer — Immunity from liability
§ 16.52.220 Transfers of mammals for research — Certification requirements — Pet animals
§ 16.52.225 Nonambulatory livestock — Transporting or accepting delivery — Gross misdemeanor — Definition
§ 16.52.230 Remedies not impaired
§ 16.52.300 Dogs or cats used as bait — Seizure — Limitation
§ 16.52.305 Unlawful use of hook — Gross misdemeanor
§ 16.52.310 Dog breeding — Limit on the number of dogs — Required conditions — Penalty — Definitions
§ 16.52.320 Maliciously killing or causing substantial bodily harm to livestock belonging to another — Penalty
§ 16.52.330 Veterinarians — Animal cruelty — Liability immunity
§ 16.52.340 Leave or confine any animal in unattended motor vehicle or enclosed space — Class 2 civil infraction — Officers’ authority to reasonably remove animal
§ 16.52.350 Dog tethering — Penalties
§ 16.52.360 Retail pet store — Sale of dog or cat — Penalty
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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 16.52 - Prevention of cruelty to animals

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