17.10.040 Ownership, trespass – Not a defense.
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(1) It shall not be a defense to the crime of cruelty to animals for the person committing the cruel act(s) to assert that he is the owner of the animal(s) that were the victim(s) of the alleged cruelty.
(2) Trespass shall not be a defense to any action under this section.