If an animal control officer determines that probable cause exists to believe the dog in question poses an immediate threat to public safety, he or she may seize and impound the dog pending the hearings held pursuant to this chapter. If the dog is later determined to be potentially dangerous or vicious, the owner or keeper of the dog will be liable for costs and expenses of impounding the dog. The Chief of Police may, in his or her sole discretion, authorize the dog to be confined in a city-approved kennel or veterinary facility, at owner’s expense and in lieu of impoundment, if public safety would not be jeopardized.
(`78 Code, § 6.10.050.) (Ord. 3170 § 1 (part), 2014; Ord. 3088 § 1 (part), 2011; Ord. 2036 § 3 (part), 1990.)