(A) An animal that is not claimed and redeemed by its owner within ten days may, at the animal control designee’s discretion, be placed up for adoption, sold, or humanely disposed of.
(B) For purposes of determining whether the ten days has expired, the following methods shall be used:
(1) If the owner has been notified by telephone, time begins when telephone contact was made with the owner by the animal control designee;
(2) If the owner is mailed notice by certified and regular mail, time begins on the third day after the notice was mailed; or
(3) If notice was posted because the owner of the animal could not be readily determined by the animal control designee, time begins when the notice was posted at deer lodge city hall and optionally made available at the County Sheriff’s office in a conspicuous location.
(Prior Code, § 8.04.044) (Ord. 1, passed 1-17-1980; Ord. 124, passed 8-4-2004; Ord. 2019-8, passed 8-19-2019)