Any animal surrendered by its owner to county Animal Control, the county Health Department, or county animal shelter, or its designee, may be immediately placed for adoption or humanely destroyed when:
(A) The owner affirmatively represents in writing that he or she is in fact the legal owner of the animal;
(B) The owner directs in writing that the animal may be placed for adoption or humanely destroyed;
(C) The owner agrees to hold the animal control officer, the Health Director, county Health Department, and the county, its designee or animal shelter, harmless from any loss or damage it may sustain, including attorney’s fees, by reason of the destruction or placement for adoption of the animal;
(D) The owner transfers ownership of the animal to animal control or its designee or animal shelter, and the owner releases animal control, its designee, or animal shelter from any and all future claims with respect to the animal; and
(E) The owner shall certify in writing that the animal has not bitten any person within the preceding ten days.
(Ord. passed 10-6-2008)