(A) Animals found to be running at large and not under restraint as provided herein shall be taken by an agent of the Animal Pound and impounded at the Animal Pound and there confined in a humane manner for a period of not less than seven days or until such time as redeemed by the owner thereof within seven days or less, and in the event the animal is not redeemed within the period of time it may be sold or disposed of in a humane manner.
(B) Any animal so impounded under the provisions of this chapter and not redeemed by the owner or agent thereof within the seven day period may be placed in the custody of some suitable person who will pay the impounding and maintenance fees then due and who will agree to provide a good home for the animal. In the event that any animal is not redeemed by the owner or his or her agent and is not placed in the custody of some suitable person within seven days from the date of impoundment, the animal shall be humanely destroyed and disposed of.
(C) When in the judgment of the Superintendent of the Animal Pound it is deemed that an animal should be destroyed for humane, health or safety reasons, it shall be his or her duty to see that the animal is destroyed and the animal shall not be permitted to be redeemed by any person. Any appeal from the judgment of the Superintendent of the Animal Pound may be taken in the next regular meeting of the Town Council, during which time the animal shall not be redeemed or destroyed, and it shall be the duty of the Council to affirm or disaffirm the decision of the Superintendent of the Animal Pound as to whether or not the animal shall be destroyed.
(D) Immediately upon the impounding of any animal, the agent of the Animal Pound shall make every effort possible to notify the owner of the animal being so impounded and shall further notify the owner of the conditions under which he or she may redeem the animal and regain custody thereof.
(Ord. 1973-10, passed 6-10-73; Am. Res. 1996-14, passed 12-9-96; Am. Ord. 2011-26, passed 11-28-11)