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• • • another dog or create a nuisance by attracting other animals who engage in continued barking, yelping or howling. f) An animal must be provided with sufficient food and water daily to meet adequate nutritional requirements. g) No person shall beat, torment, tease, or otherwise abuse an animal, or permit an animal to fight. h) The owner of any animal within city limits will provide veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering of any sick or injured animal. 2. All Animals — Maintenance Standards. An owner or an animal kept in the city must comply with the standards below. Before commencing an action to enforce compliance with these standards, enforcement personnel must give an owner notice of a violation and a reasonable opportunity to comply. a) An owner must maintain an animal and the area where it is kept so that no odor that offends the senses of a reasonable person is detected, for more than one day, off the property where the animal is kept. b) An owner must maintain the property where the animal is kept so that there is no erosion, and no drainage of water contaminated by the animal, onto adjacent properties or into wetlands. c) The owner must manage the feces and other bodily wastes from the animal in a timely and sanitary manner that prevents health risks and prevents odors that are prohibited under paragraph (a) above. 3. Commercial Kennels & Veterinary Hospitals. In addition to the standards established under paragraphs 1 and 2, commercial kennels and veterinary hospitals must comply with the following standards. a) Housing facilities must be structurally sound and maintained in good repair. Indoor housing facilities must be adequately ventilated and have ample light, either natural or artificial. b) An enclosure must be of sufficient size to allow each animal to turn around fully and to stand, sit and lie in a comfortable normal position. The floors of the enclosure must be constructed so as to prevent injury to the animal's legs and feet. c) The temperature for indoor housing facilities must not be allowed to fall below 50 degrees Fahrenheit for dogs not accustomed to lower temperatures.