(A) In addition to any other remedies provided in this chapter, a police officer or any village employee designated to perform the duties of animal control may seize, impound and humanely confine to an animal shelter or hospital any of the following animals:
(1) Any dog or cat without a valid license tag;
(2) Any animal at large;
(3) Any animal constituting a public nuisance or considered a danger to the public;
(4) Any animal that is in violation of any quarantine or confinement order of a Health Officer;
(5) Any unattended animal that is ill, injured or otherwise in need of care;
(6) Any animal that is reasonably believed to have been abused or neglected;
(7) Any animal that is reasonably suspected of having rabies;
(8) Any animal that is charged with being potentially dangerous where a police officer or village employee designated to perform the duties of animal control determines that there is a threat to public health and safety;
(9) Any animal that a court of competent jurisdiction has ordered impounded or destroyed; and/or
(10) Any animal that is considered unattended or abandoned, as in situations where the owner is deceased, has been arrested or evicted from his or her regular place of residence.
(B) An police officer or village employee designated to perform the duties of animal control may also, or in lieu of impoundment, issue to the owner a notice of violation. Notice shall impose upon the owner a penalty pursuant to § 6-7A-16 of this chapter.
(Ord. 02-792, passed - -2002)