Any animal apprehended under this chapter, in need of emergency veterinary care, where the city is unable to immediately identify, contact, and communicate with the owner within one hour, shall be provided with such care at the cost of the owner. The owner is deemed to have consented to such veterinary care as the veterinarian determines in his sole discretion is required. Any animal impounded and not reclaimed by its owner within three days from the time of the impoundment may be adopted, or humanely destroyed. The animal control officer, law enforcement officer, and/or city employee may authorize the licensed veterinarian to provide the minimum care of any animal; or to destroy any sick or injured, wild, or feral animal which has been impounded if its condition is such as to make its earlier destruction necessary or desirable. All animals destroyed shall be destroyed in a humane manner. Any appointed officer of the licensing authority may lawfully destroy or cause to be disposed any animal in his charge when, in the judgment of such officer, such animal appears to be injured, disabled, diseased past recovery, contagious toward other animals or human, if owner of such animal cannot be located. (Ord. 749, 2014; Ord. 636 (part), 2006)