(A) Redemption of dog or cat.
(1) When any dog or cat has been impounded at the animal shelter, notice thereof shall be given to the owner, or if the owner is unknown, notice thereof shall be posted for a minimum of 5 days, or until the animal is suitably placed or other disposition is made pursuant to the ordinances, on shelter websites and social media, together with the time and place of taking the animal and the time and date of posting the notice. The time for redemption of the animal, as hereinabove provided, shall not begin to run until the notice has been given or posted.
(2) The owner shall be entitled, after the expiration of any required quarantine, to resume possession of his or her animal upon compliance with this chapter, the payment of a shelter fee and the payment of boarding expenses.
(3) Each additional impoundment of the same animal shall increase the owner redemption fee by an additional fee over the previous redemption fee for that animal.
(B) Adoption of dog or cat. After the 5-days’ notice provided for in division (A) of this section, an animal may be adopted by a suitable applicant, upon payment of an adoption fee and the identification tag fee.
(C) Fees. The specific fee amounts mentioned in this section shall be as set forth in fee schedules adopted from time to time by the appropriate agency or department.
(Prior Code, § 91.36) (Ord. passed 11-6-1978; Ord. passed 12-4-2023)