(A) Any dog or cat which appears to be unwanted or is found running at large or any dog found not to be wearing a currently valid rabies vaccination tag, as required by state law or this chapter, or is determined by an Animal Control Officer based on reasonable cause to be a vicious animal, stray dog or public nuisance may be apprehended and confined in the county animal control shelter or in a private animal control shelter with which the town has entered into an agreement.
(B) Any dog or cat apprehended and impounded under this provision by the town shall either be turned over and delivered to the county Animal Control Officer or the county animal control shelter to be processed in accordance with the provisions of the county animal control ordinance as the same may be amended from time to time or any dog or cat apprehended by the town, as determined by the Animal Control Officer, may be turned over and/or delivered to a private animal control shelter with which the town has entered into an agreement.
(Ord. 04-18, passed 7-7-2004)