(A) Unrestrained animals, excluding community cats, may be taken by the Animal Control Officer, peace officer, by any citizen, and impounded in the CAS and there confined in a humane manner.
(B) Any dog which has been declared to be a dangerous dog, or a potentially dangerous dog and whose owner has not complied with all of the requirements of this chapter for owning or maintaining such a dog, shall be impounded.
(C) Any animal deliberately used to facilitate an act that is illegal under federal, state, or local law shall be impounded.
(D) The Animal Control Officer or peace officer shall present a report with the reasons for taking custody of the animal to the Judge of the Clarksville Town Court, who shall determine whether the animal should continue to be kept at the animal shelter or returned to the owner or person having control of the animal. The Court shall set an immediate hearing with notice to the owner or person having control of the animal to determine whether custody of the animal should continue.
(E) An animal which is found by an Animal Control Officer loose and not under restraint, and which does not otherwise meet any of the other definitions of an at-risk dog, may be returned to its owner by the Animal Control Officer with a warning that the animal is in violation, that must be confined or restrained in accordance with this chapter, and that a further violation may result in impoundment, a citation, and/or fine.
(F) An animal which is found for the second time by an Animal Control Officer loose and not under restraint, shall be impounded and the owner cited under the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 2020-G-3, passed 6-16-20)