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It shall be unlawful for any person to:

A. Willfully or maliciously assault, torment, beat, kick, strike, mutilate, disable, shoot, poison, or in any other way abuse any other police dog, as defined in RCW 4.24.410, owned or being used by the Police Department in the performance of its official duties; or

B. Willfully hinder, delay, or obstruct any animal used by a law enforcement officer in discharging or attempting to discharge his official duties; or

C. Willfully or maliciously harass a police dog while the dog is confined in its quarters, an automobile, kennel, fenced area, training area, or while it is under the control of a dog handler; or

D. Willfully or maliciously interfere with a police dog while said police dog or dog handler is engaged in lawful police activities. [Ord. 526 § 2, 2010.]