The redemption period for any animal impounded under section 4-384-150 and whose owner is known shall be 30 days or until redeemed by the owner, whichever occurs first, during which time reasonable means shall be used to facilitate return of the animal to the owner. The owner of any animal impounded may redeem the animal by paving a fee of $8.00 per day for each day the animal was impounded, plus any costs for required vaccinations and any other costs incurred by the commission for the care and treatment of the animal. In the case of an unlicensed animal, the owner shall also pay the license fee.
Animals of unknown ownership that are impounded under section 4-384-150 shall be held by the executive director for a minimum of fifteen days, or for such other length of time as the executive director may deem necessary to permit location of and redemption by the owner, except that wild animals which are noxious by their very nature such as wild rats and undomesticated rodents may be euthanized at once following an examination for zoonotic diseases.
Any animal remaining unredeemed after the prescribed holding period shall at once become the property of the commission.
For purposes of impoundment, the executive director may utilize an animal control center or the facilities of any humane society properly equipped and willing to impound animals, or, if the animal shall be of a species that may be better or more safely impounded elsewhere, the executive director may designate an alternate facility that is properly equipped and willing to accept the animal.
(Added Coun. J. 7-26-06, p. 81829, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 2-7-07, p. 98109, § 3)