(A) The animal shelter shall notify the owner of any domestic pet which has been impounded and which has identification on it. At the end of the impounding period if the animal is not reclaimed by the owner, the animal shall be deemed to have been abandoned and may be sold to any person or disposed of by the animal shelter in a humane manner.
(B) No abandonment or disposal of any animal shall exempt the owner of the animal from the penalties and redemption fees provided under this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 6-69) Penalty, see § 93.99