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(A) Unrestrained dogs, public nuisance animals, vicious animals, or domestic animals found at large shall be taken by an Animal Control Officer, by any means necessary, and if restrained shall be impounded and confined in a humane manner.
(B) Impounded domestic animals, other than cats, shall be kept for five days. Seriously diseased, contagious, badly injured, or suffering animals, undomesticated cats, kittens less than six weeks old and litters of kittens under three months old may be humanely euthanized immediately at the discretion of the Animal Care and Control Authority. Animals displaying identification may at the discretion of the Animal Care and Control Authority be taken to a local veterinarian for treatment.
(C) If, by a license tag or other means, the owner of an impounded animal can be identified, the Animal Care and Control Authority shall attempt to notify the owner by telephone, mail, or by posting notice in a conspicuous place.
(D) The owner of an impounded animal shall pay a fee of $40, plus a fee determined by the Animal Care and Control Authority, for each day the animal has been impounded as well as any costs, including veterinary expenses incurred by the Animal Care and Control Authority during such impoundment, regardless of whether or not the animal is reclaimed.
(E) Any animal not reclaimed by its owner within five days of impoundment shall become the property of the Animal Care and Control Authority, and shall, at its discretion, be placed for adoption in a suitable home or humanely euthanized; provided, however, the Animal Care and Control Authority may sell farm animals and apply the proceeds of the sale to any purpose consistent with this chapter.
(F) In addition to, or in lieu of, impounding an animal found at large, the Animal Control Officer or law enforcement officer may issue to the known owner of such animal a notice of violation. Such notice shall impose upon the owner a penalty not to exceed $500 which may, at the discretion of the animal owner, be paid to any agency designated by the Animal Care and Control Authority within 72 hours in full satisfaction of the assessed penalty. In the event that such penalty is not paid within the time period prescribed, a criminal charging document shall be initiated before a District Court Commissioner, and upon conviction of a violation of this chapter, the owner shall be punished as provided in § 90.99.
(G) The owner of an animal impounded as a result of a violation of this chapter or any other law may also be prosecuted for the violation.
(H) An Animal Control Officer may apply to the proper court having jurisdiction for a mandatory injunction to place an animal deemed vicious in the custody of the Animal Care and Control Authority for public safety purposes until such time as there has been a hearing and all appeals have been exhausted.
(2004 Code, § 81-11) (Ord. 26, passed 1-21-1980; Ord. 26B, passed 10-30-1984; Ord. 02-23, passed 11-26-2002; Ord. 06-15, passed 11-28-2006) Penalty, see § 90.99
(A) The owner of every animal shall be responsible for the removal of any excreta deposited by the animal(s) on public property, including walks, recreation areas, or on private property. The owner of every animal shall not allow excreta deposited by animals to accumulate on his or her property so as to cause a health hazard or become a nuisance.
(B) When any domestic animal dies, its owner shall be responsible for the animal to be removed, pursuant to the direction of the Animal Care and Control Authority, to a crematorium, animal rendering company, composted, or buried within 72 hours of the death of the animal.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person, whether the owner or lessee of a property, to allow a dead domestic animal to remain on his or her property for longer than 72 hours after the animal’s death, without having buried, cremated, or composted the animal, or without having butchered the animal.
(D) It shall be unlawful for any person, whether the owner or lessee of a property, to allow a dead domestic animal to decay on his or her property, without the permission of the Animal Care and Control Authority and the Carroll County Health Department.
(E) It shall be unlawful for any person to allow a domestic animal to foul the air of neighboring property owners so as to keep them from the enjoyment of their property through animal waste or an animal’s death.
(2004 Code, § 81-12) (Ord. 26, passed 1-21-1980; Ord. 26B, passed 10-30-1984; Ord. 02-23, passed 11-26-2002; Ord. 06-15, passed 11-28-2006) Penalty, see § 90.99
No unclaimed dog or cat shall be released for adoption without being sterilized, or without a written agreement from the adopter, guaranteeing that such animal will be sterilized, unless exempted by the Animal Care and Control Authority. Failure to comply with the terms of the agreement guaranteeing the sterilization of the adopted animal shall constitute a violation of this chapter and shall constitute a misdemeanor, punishable as hereinafter set forth.
(2004 Code, § 81-13) (Ord. 26, passed 1-21-1980; Ord. 26B, passed 10-30-1984; Ord. 06-15, passed 11-28-2006) Penalty, see § 90.99
(A) All animal bites must be reported immediately to the Carroll County Health Department or local law enforcement authority. The duty to make this report rests both with the owner of the animal and the person bitten, if a person was bitten, or the owner of any animal bitten by another animal, if an animal was bitten.
(B) The Carroll County Health Department, upon receiving a report of an animal bite or suspected rabies in an animal shall take such action as it deems necessary, including but not limited to the quarantine or destruction of the animal involved.
(C) The owner of any animal which has bitten a person or animal shall be responsible for any expenses which are necessary to carry out the quarantine, examination, treatment, or destruction of an animal pursuant to this section.
(D) The owner of a dog, cat, or ferret four months of age or older shall have the dog, cat, or ferret currently vaccinated against rabies and shall maintain a record of the vaccinations given the dog, cat, or ferret which shall constitute the only acceptable evidence of compliance with this division (D). In addition to any penalties for failure to comply with this provision, the owner of a dog, cat, or ferret who does not have an acceptable record showing that the dog, cat, or ferret has been vaccinated against rabies may be ordered by the Animal Control Officer to have the dog, cat, or ferret vaccinated against rabies, and the owner so ordered shall comply with the order within 72 hours. The Animal Care and Control Authority shall determine in its sole discretion the acceptability of a record of vaccination against rabies.
(E) Any person or agency that neglects or refuses to comply with an order of the Carroll County Health Department concerning the quarantine or destruction of an animal is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided herein.
(F) The Animal Care and Control Authority has responsibility to make provisions for the removal of the head of any animal suspected of having rabies as required by the Carroll County Health Department.
(G) The Carroll County Health Department shall promulgate such rules and regulations and issue such orders as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, the violation of which shall be punished in accordance with this chapter.
(2004 Code, § 81-14) (Ord. 26, passed 1-21-1980; Ord. 26C, passed 7-29-1986; Ord. 02-23, passed 11-26-2002; Ord. 06-15, passed 11-28-2006) Penalty, see § 90.99
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