(A) It shall be the duty of the animal control officer or any other designated officer or employee of the town to take into custody and impound any animal running at large in violation of the provisions of this chapter.
(B) The animal control officer shall also proceed to impound any dog that is running at large within the corporate limits of the town regardless of whether the dog bears a tag or the owner has a permit.
(C) The animal control officer shall immediately capture and impound any and all dogs which are kept, owned, possessed, or harbored in violation of any of the terms and provisions of this code.
(D) Any person appearing at the Municipal Pound who shall satisfy the keeper of the same of the fact of ownership or the right to the possession of any dog therein impounded shall have such dog returned to him or her, upon the payment of the charges due, as authorized by the provisions of this chapter.
(E) Animals of no apparent value taken into custody, as provided herein, shall be destroyed in a humane manner by the animal control officer provided no animal taken into custody shall be destroyed until such animal shall have been impounded at least three days. During such time, the owner may reclaim the animal or a proper home may be established for such animal by any person desiring the animal as a pet and willing to pay applicable license fees and expenses incurred in the dog’s detention.
(F) Should any licensed institution request of the animal control officer that animals be delivered to it for scientific or educational research, such animals may be released to said institution provided no animal taken into custody shall be delivered to such institution until such animal has been impounded for at least 15 days for dogs without a license and at least 30 days for dogs with license and unclaimed and unredeemed by their owner or any other person desiring such animal as a pet and willing to pay applicable license fees and the reasonable expenses incurred in the dogs detention.
(G) It shall be unlawful for any person to, in any manner, obstruct the duties and activities of the municipal official or employee responsible for impounding animals.
(Prior Code, § 3-36) Penalty, see § 90.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see 4 O.S. §§ 391 et seq.