§ 12-4-501. Authority to impound.

   The Agency may impound:

      (1)   a domesticated animal found at large, excluding an eartipped community cat;

      (2)   a dog or a cat found without a license tag affixed to its collar, excluding an eartipped community cat;

      (3)   an animal whose owner fails to respond to notice that the animal is in violation of this article;

      (4)   an animal whose health constitutes an immediate and substantial danger to persons or property or that poses a threat to public safety, as provided in § 12-4-402;

      (5)   an animal determined to be potentially dangerous, dangerous, or vicious;

      (6)   an animal placed at risk by its health or environment;

      (7)   an abandoned or unwanted animal, excluding an eartipped community cat;

      (8)   an animal involved in an incident that constitutes a public safety threat;

      (9)   an animal whose owner violates any condition of an administrative order pertaining to that animal;

      (10)   a community cat, including an eartipped community cat, about which repeated complaints to the Agency from residents or business owners remain unresolved;

      (11)   an animal designated as potentially dangerous or dangerous if at any time the owner fails to comply with the conditions of the potentially dangerous or dangerous order; or

      (12)   an animal that is kept outdoors if any of the requirements of §§ 12-4-801(a) through (c) or 12-4-802 are not met.

(1985 Code, Art. 12, § 5-101) (Bill No. 41-01; Bill No. 59-17; Bill No. 96-17; Bill No. 90-18; Bill No. 68-21)