A. An animal control officer shall not seize or impound a dog for running at large in violation of Section 8.03.010 when the dog has not strayed from and is upon private property owned by the dog owner or the person who has a right to control the dog, or upon private property to which the dog owner or person who has a right to control the dog has a right of possession.
B. A dog that has strayed from but then returned to the private property of its owner or the person who has a right to control the dog shall not be seized or impounded merely for violation of Section 8.03.010, but in such a case a citation for such violation may be issued; provided, however, that if in such a situation, the owner or the person who has a right to control the dog is not at home, the dog may be impounded, but the officer shall post a notice of such impoundment on the front door of the living unit of the owner or person who has a right to control the dog. This notice shall state the following: that the dog has been impounded, where the dog is being held, the name, address and telephone number of the agency or person to be contacted regarding release of the dog, and an indication of the ultimate disposition of the dog if no action to regain it is taken within a specified period of time by its owner or by the person who has a right to control the dog.
C. This section shall not otherwise affect the authority of an animal control officer to sell or impound a dog or issue citations as a result of the violation of Title 8 other than Section 8.01.040.
(Ord. 1644, § 2 (part), 1994)