Sections:
6.12.010 Animal control officer authority.
6.12.020 Authority to impound.
6.12.030 Notice to owner.
6.12.040 Descriptive report required.
6.12.050 Conditions and duration.
6.12.060 Redemption procedure.
6.12.070 Adoption or destruction of unredeemed animals.
6.12.080 Fee schedule.
6.12.090 Payment of fees.
6.12.100 Impeding animal control officer prohibited.
6.12.110 Biting animals—Procedure.
The animal control officer may impound any animal found at large in violation of this chapter, or off of the owner's property, not under control or on a leash of some person in the streets, alleys or other public places or vacant or enclosed lots in the city.
(Prior code § 8-2-2)
If the owner of any impounded animal is known to the animal control officer and resides or has a known place of business in the city, the animal control officer shall notify the owner of the animal by telephone or by letter through the post office within twenty-four hours after the animal has been impounded. The notice shall contain a description of the animal and shall state that unless reclaimed, the animal shall be placed for adoption or destroyed in manner provided by law.
(Prior code § 8-2-3)
The animal control officer shall, within twenty-four hours after impounding any animal, make a report stating the kind of animal and describing it by color or otherwise or by any marks or brands that may be on it, and when it was impounded. Each report shall be maintained on file for not less than six months.
(Prior code § 8-2-4)
The animal control officer shall provide for the keeping of all animals impounded in a safe, convenient and comfortable place within or conveniently near the city limits and shall feed the animals at least once every twenty-four hours and treat them in a humane manner during the time they are impounded, which shall not be less than three days, unless sooner claimed by the owner.
(Prior code § 8-2-5)
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