(A) As soon as practicable after any animal of apparent value has been impounded, the animal control officer or the Chief of Police shall post a conspicuously-visible notice thereof at the Town Hall. Such notice shall describe the animal, notify the owner to pay the charges thereon prior to the time fixed for the sale, and also state that, unless the animal is claimed, the animal will be sold at public auction at the time and place specified in the notice. Such sale for all animals shall not occur before the tenth day after the posting of the notice.
(B) Sales provided herein shall be for cash to the highest bidder; the minimum bid shall cover fees for impounding and keeping the animal until the date of sale plus a $5 fee to reimburse the town for sale expense and shall be conducted by or under the direction of the Chief of Police. If there is no bid, the Chief of Police may provide for and conduct another sale after posting notice thereof at the Town Hall if he or she believes that a bid would be made at a later time; otherwise, the animal shall be disposed of by the animal control officer in accordance with this chapter.
(C) A 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 transfer to the Town 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 said Town Clerk is open for business.
(E) The owner of an impounded animal sold, as provided herein, may claim the excess of the sale price of the animal above, the fees for impounding and keeping the animal, and a fee of $5 to reimburse the town for the expense it has incurred in making the sale. Such claim may be made at any time within 90 days after the sale. If a claim is so made and approved by the Town Board of Trustees, the Town Clerk shall pay the claimant the excess; if a claim is not so made, the excess shall belong to the town.
(Prior Code, § 3-38)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see 4 O.S. § 85.6