(A) Any animal which appears to be lost, stray, or abandoned, or not wearing a currently valid registration tag or a currently valid rabies vaccination tag, as required by state law or this chapter, or not under restraint in violation of this chapter, may be seized, impounded, and confined in a humane manner in the animal shelter.
(B) Impoundment of such an animal shall not relieve the owner from any penalty which may be imposed for violation of this chapter.
(C) The Health Director shall have the authority to waive the holding period on a case-by- case basis in instances of extreme overpopulation at the animal shelter but in no case will an animal be held for less than the 72-hour period required by G.S. § 130A-192.
(D) A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
(Ord. passed 9-18-2017; Ord. passed 11-15-2021) Penalty, see § 91.999