(A) If an impounded animal is not redeemed by the owner or keeper within the period specified in § 90.50(A), it may be destroyed in a humane manner, or shall become the property of the animal shelter and offered to a responsible citizen willing to comply with prescribed adoption procedures.
(B) During periods of emergency rabies quarantine invoked pursuant to this chapter, no animal shall be adopted if it is a stray unclaimed by its owner or keeper, except by special authorization from the Health Director.
(Ord. passed 9-20-95; Amend. Ord. passed 10-17-22)