Any animal not reclaimed by its owner within five days shall become the property of the local government authority, or humane society, and shall be placed for adoption in a suitable home or humanely destroyed. Any impounded animal, which is unlicensed and unclaimed, may be purchased at the end of a five-day incarceration period. The purchaser shall pay fees as determined by the licensing authority. The purchase fee shall be credited to the licensing authority.
(Ord. 2629, § 26, passed 9-9-1991; Ord. 3496, § 6, passed 3-9-2009; Ord. 3524, § 8, passed 7-27-2009)