4. For the purposes of this Section, “animal combat paraphernalia” means equipment, products, apparatus or materials of any kind used, intended to be used or designed for the training, preparation, packaging or promotion of animal warfare, and includes, but is not limited to: cat mills; combat pits; spring rods; non-prescribed veterinary medicinal products; processing equipment; and gaffes, slashers, heels and any other sharp device to be tied instead of the natural spur of a rooster or wild poultry. 16.52.015. Law enforcement, animal care and control authorities (2) To protect the health and safety of an animal, an animal control officer or law enforcement officer who has reasonable grounds to believe that an animal is suffering or is likely to suffer damage from excessive heat, in the cold, lack of ventilation or lack of water necessary has the right to enter a vehicle or enclosed space to accommodate an animal in all necessary circumstances. remove appropriate means. if no other person is present in the immediate vicinity who has access to the vehicle or confined space and will immediately remove the animal. An animal control officer, law enforcement officer or the department or authority that employs such an officer is not liable for property damage resulting from measures taken under this Division. (a) the animals are purchased in accordance with the Federal Animal Protection Act, the policy of the Public Health Unit and other applicable laws and regulations; (b) no test may be carried out on a pet animal without the written consent of the owner of the pet animal; Most Washington cities and counties have regulations for keeping animals, and most have some sort of licensing policy. 2. Where a law enforcement officer or an animal control officer is likely to have reason to believe that there has been an infringement of this Chapter, the official may authorise an examination by a veterinarian of a pet animal allegedly neglected or abused in breach of this Chapter in order to determine whether the degree of neglect or abuse in breach of this Chapter is sufficient: to request the removal of the animal. This article does not tolerate the illegal entry of private property.

16.52.220. Transfers of Mammals for Research Purposes – Certification Requirements – Companion Animals (10) Nothing in this Division limits the power of a law enforcement officer, animal control officer, holding authority or court to abduct, adopt, euthanize or require the forfeiture of an animal in accordance with RCW 16.52.085. (a) does not provide the animal with the necessary shelter, rest, sanitation, space or medical care and the animal suffers unnecessary or unjustified physical pain as a result of the failure; or (1) A person is guilty of second-degree cruelty to animals if, in circumstances that do not constitute cruelty to animals in the first degree: (r) “Attachment” means: (i) tying an animal by tying or attaching the animal to an object or structure; and (ii) a device, including but not limited to a chain, rope, cable, string, fastener, pulley or trolley system for securing an animal. (b) a private, non-profit and non-profit animal welfare society or animal adoption organisation; A number of jurisdictions impose restrictions on the number of animals that can be kept by individual households. Some require households with more than a certain number of animals (usually three or four dogs or cats) to obtain a recreational kennel permit. Others simply set a fixed limit on the number of animals allowed. And there are other variations. 3. Any owner whose animal is removed in accordance with this Chapter shall be informed in writing of the circumstances of the removal and of the remedies available to him. The notification is made by sending instead of seizure, by delivery to a resident person instead of the attachment or by registered mail if the owner is known.

When deciding to remove an animal in accordance with this Chapter, the official shall make a good faith effort to contact the owner of the animal before removing it. RCW 16.52 contains Washington`s current animal cruelty laws. Local jurisdictions may have additional laws that regulate animal cruelty. Any owner, driver or owner of an elderly, mutilated or sick horse, cow, mule or other pet who allows it to be lost in a lane, street, square or place in a city or municipality without diligence and attention for more than three hours after knowledge of it is guilty of an offence: PROVIDED that this does not apply to such an owner who keeps elderly or sick animals belonging to him with reasonable care on his own premises. Any sick, handicapped, frail or infirm horse, ox, mule, cow or other domestic animal abandoned on the public highway or in an open or enclosed space of a city or municipality may be killed by such an officer if no owner of the officer can be found after a search by a peace officer or an officer of such a company; and it is the duty of all peacekeepers and ministers to have them killed by information about such a task. Washington law prohibits the following as cruelty to animals: (h) “human officer” means any person employed, commissioned or appointed by an animal care and control organization or animal welfare society as defined in RCW 16.52.025. 16.52.193. Animal Poisoning – Strychnine Sales – Records – Report of Alleged Purchases (9) As a condition of the penalty imposed under this Chapter or RCW 9.08.070 to 9.08.078, the court may also order the defendant to participate in a program available for the prevention or education of cruelty to animals or to receive psychological counseling available to treat mental health problems that contribute to the commission of the violation.

Orders the defendant to pay the costs of the programme or the salary. 4. No person convicted of cruelty to animals shall possess, care, possess or stay with animals for a specified period of time as follows: (a) “abandonment” means the knowing or reckless desertion of an animal by its owner or by a person who has taken control, custody or possession of an animal; who has participated in animal fighting in accordance with RCW 16.52.117; or cause the animal to be killed by its owner in any place without taking precautions for the proper care of the animal. (e) Any other matter that the court deems appropriate and essential to determine whether the person is likely to abuse another animal. (b) The person takes control, custody or possession of an animal that has been involved in animal fighting as described in RCW 16.52.117 and exposes the animal knowingly, recklessly or through criminal negligence. 1. A person commits the crime of slaughtering animals if he knowingly does any of the following or causes a minor to do the following: (3) In addition to the penalties imposed by the court, the court shall order the confiscation of all animals kept by law enforcement authorities or animal care and control services in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, if any of the animals involved results from a violation of this Chapter or if the defendant has already been convicted under this Chapter. In other cases, the court may make an order requiring the owner to lose the animal if it is of the opinion that the treatment of the animal was serious and that it is likely to reproduce.

5. Where a person has no more than two convictions for cruelty to animals and a second-degree conviction is for cruelty to animals, he or she may apply to the sentencing court where the most recent conviction for cruelty to animals took place to restore the right of possession, care, possession or residence with animals five years after the date of the second conviction. In deciding whether or not to grant the request, the court shall consider, but not be limited to: (1) All transmissions of mammals, with the exception of rats and mice bred for research and breeding, to research institutes in that state, whether by sale or otherwise, must comply with federal laws and, with the exception of animals, which originate from a source outside the United States, accompanied by one of the following written certificates, dated and signed under penalty of perjury: (b) The power to induce a law enforcement officer to prosecute any person that the animal control officer is likely to have or who commits a violation of this Chapter or RCW 9.08.070 or 81.48.070, arrested and taken into custody. Animal control officers can file an oral complaint with a prosecutor or law enforcement officer to make an arrest. The animal control officer who made the arrest must, within twenty-four hours of the arrest, with the exception of Sundays and public holidays, file a written complaint with the arresting authority indicating the alleged act or acts constituting a violation; (d) a person shall be designated in the establishment to be responsible for investigating any fact demonstrating the possibility that an animal belonging to the establishment may be a pet, including any request from citizens concerning their pets. .