It shall be unlawful for any person in the City to knowingly and intentionally harbor or keep in possession by confinement or otherwise any animal that does not belong to such person without permission of the owner. Within twenty-four (24) hours from the time such animal came into his or her possession must surrender the animal to a facility with whom the City contracts to provide animal shelter service or to an ACO. Upon receiving said animal, an ACO shall take such animal and place it in a facility with whom the City contracts to provide animal shelter service for a required legal stray hold period of seven (7) days. If such animal is not reclaimed after seven (7) days, the person who possessed and surrendered the animal may apply through normal process and fees to become the adoptive owner of the animal. The expense of sheltering fees, license fee and rabies inoculation must be assumed by the owner if the animal is reclaimed prior to the end of the five (5) days. No person harboring such an animal shall refuse to relinquish such animal to its legal owner prior to the expiration of said seven (7) days.
(Ord. 04-2017. Passed 5-16-17.)