(A) As soon as practicable after any animal has been impounded, the pound officer or other employee or officer impounding the animal shall give notice thereof at the City Clerk’s office or other designated office of the city. The notice shall describe the animal and notify the owner to pay the charges thereon and remove the same prior to a designated time. The notice shall also state that, unless the animal is redeemed, the animal will be sold or destroyed.
(B) Sales herein provided for shall be for cash and shall be conducted by, or under the direction of, the Chief of Police. If an impounded animal cannot be sold, he or she shall destroy the animal, or have it destroyed in a humane manner, or otherwise dispose of it in a legal manner.
(C) The purchaser of an animal at a sale held as provided herein shall acquire absolute title to the animal purchased.
(D) The Chief of Police shall pay to the City Clerk all money received from the sale of impounded animals on the day it is received or on the next day upon which the office of the City Clerk is open for business.
(Prior Code, § 6-108)