Any animal held or impounded in the animal shelter because of a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter by its owner, except an animal impounded for observation as set forth in § 90.146 of this code, or following revocation of the permit under §§ 90.060 through 90.067 of this code, shall be released to the owner thereof by the animal control officer, or the entity with whom the city has contracted with for animal sheltering services, upon proof of ownership of the animal, payment of a shelter fee as set by resolution and, if the animal is unlicensed or has not been immunized for rabies, proof of a license and/or immunization must be obtained within five business days and verified by the animal control officer.
(Prior Code, § 90.129) (Ord. 97-16, passed 8-4-1997; Ord. 05-11, passed 3-7-2005)