Upon the seizing and impounding of any animal, the city animal control designee shall give notice of such impounding in substantially the following manner.
(A) If the animal is wearing a license tag, or if the identity of the owner is known or can readily be determined by the city animal control designee, then, when reasonably practicable after the animal is impounded, the city animal control designee shall notify the owner that the animal has been impounded and may be redeemed as provided by this chapter.
(B) If the owner is known by the animal control designee, but cannot be notified as above, or if the owner has been notified and does not appear to redeem the animal within 24 hours of the time of notice, the animal control designee may send, by certified and regular mail, a notice in substantially the following form: NOTICE OF IMPOUNDING
DATE:
To: Whom It May Concern:
Date of Impounding:
Time of Impounding:
The City of Deer Lodge has this day seized and impounded in the City Animal Shelter an animal described as follows:
Dog ( ) Cat ( ) Other ( )
Sex Color
Breed Approximate Age
Other Identification
Name of Owner
Notice is hereby given that unless said animal is claimed and redeemed on or before ____ o’clock ___.M. on the ______ day of ________________ 20____, the animal will be sold, adopted or destroyed as provided by ordinance.
Authority and procedure for impounded animals is defined in the Deer Lodge City Code, Title 8: Animals.
Signed:
Animal Control Designee
(C) If the owner cannot be readily identified, then the animal control designee shall post the above “Notice of Impounding” at City Hall, 300 Main Street, Deer Lodge, Montana, in a conspicuous location.
(D) Impounding information may also be available at the County Sheriff’s Office, 313 Fourth Street, Deer Lodge, Montana.
(Prior Code, § 8.04.030) (Ord. 1, passed 1-17-1980; Ord. 124, passed 8-4-2004; Ord. 2019-8, passed 8-19-2019)