(A) Complaint and notice. On receipt of a written detailed and signed complaint being made to the village that any person is maintaining a public nuisance as described in § 90.02 above, the Village Clerk or Mayor shall cause the owner or keeper of the dog or animal in question to be notified that a complaint has been received, and shall cause the situation complained of to be investigated and a report and findings written.
(B) Abatement. If the written findings of the investigation indicate that the complaint is justified, then the Village Clerk or Mayor shall cause the owner or keeper of the dog or animal in question to be so notified in writing, signed receipt request or certified mail, of order to abate the nuisance within 48 hours by destruction or removal of the animal, or by construction of a proper enclosure, or other action as the case may necessitate. In the event the owner or keeper of the animal is unknown and cannot be ascertained, the notice and order, along with a general description of the animal, shall be posted for 48 hours at the Village Office or Village Post Office.
(C) Impoundment of failure to abate; destruction. If any person being the owner or keeper of a dog or animal herein above described shall fail or refuse to abate the nuisance on order of the village within the specified time, the Village Clerk or Mayor shall cause the dog or animal in question to be apprehended and impounded in a suitable place, and the owner or keeper shall be notified in writing of the impoundment. If the owner or keeper shall so request, the dog or animal shall be released to him or her upon his or her execution of a written statement or agreement to comply with the abatement order. If no such request and execution is made by the owner or keeper within 5 days after written notice is given, the Village Clerk or Mayor shall cause the dog or animal to be destroyed. In the event of the dog or animal, the owner or keeper of which is unknown, the Village Clerk or Mayor shall cause apprehension and impoundment to be carried out if no one claims the dog within 48 hours after the notice, order and description were posted, and shall cause a notice of impoundment, along with a general description of the dog or animal, to be posted for 5 days at the Village Office or Village Post Office. If no request for release of the dog or animal and an order of abatement respecting the animal is made within the 5 day period, the Village Clerk or Mayor shall cause the animal to be destroyed.
(2002 Code, Ch. 81, § 81.03)