(a) No person shall confine any animal within a parked, closed vehicle without allowing sufficient cross-ventilation to prevent the animal from suffering heat exhaustion, heat stroke or death. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no person shall confine any animal within a parked, enclosed vehicle if the external ambient temperature is eighty (80) degrees Fahrenheit or greater.

(b) In the event any animal has been confined in a parked, closed vehicle in violation of this section, an animal control officer or police officer may enter the vehicle by the least intrusive means reasonably necessary, leaving written notice in the vehicle of entry, and shall impound such animal to protect its well-being. If the vehicle cannot be secured following entry, the animal control officer or police officer shall remove all items of value from the vehicle, maintain an inventory of said items and impound the vehicle in a safe and secure location until the owner can be located. All fees for the impoundment of the animal and/or the vehicle shall be at the expense of the owner or keeper of the animal who had the animal in their care and control at the time of impoundment.

(c) This section is designated a criminal violation, subject to the penalties set forth at Section 1-72(b) of this Code. (Ord. 1112 §1, 2012)