(A) Unrestrained dogs and nuisance animals shall be taken by the police or Humane Officer and impounded in an animal shelter and there confined in a humane manner.
(B) After an animal has been held unredeemed at the animal shelter for a period of 3 days, it shall be disposed of by the Humane Officer, by adopting it to some person who will provide the animal a suitable home, or by destroying it in a manner permitted by law.
(C) If, by a license tag or another means, the owner of an impounded animal can be identified, the Humane Officer shall immediately on impoundment, notify the owner by telephone or certified mail.
(D) The animal shelter shall be open to inspection at reasonable times for owners to search for and reclaim animals.
(E) (1) In addition to, or in lieu of, impounding an animal found at large, the Animal Control Officer, Humane Officer or police may issue to the known owner of the animal a notice of ordinance violation. Notice shall impose on the owner a penalty of $25 which is to be paid to the Clerk-Treasurer of the City of Brazil, Indiana within 48 hours, in full satisfaction of the assessed penalty.
(2) The Clerk-Treasurer shall provide the Humane Officer with the prescribed form for notice of violations and the Humane Officer shall inform and deliver to the Brazil Clerk-Treasurer the original form which shall contain the name of the owner of the animal, his or her address, the location of the animal when found astray, and the time and date of the impoundment.
(Ord. 5-1988, passed 4-12-1988)