The following procedure will apply immediately upon the impoundment of a dog:
(A) An animal control officer shall make reasonable effort to notify the owner and inform such owner of the conditions whereby the dog may be redeemed.
(B) The owner of any impounded dog shall have a period of three days immediately following impoundment within which to redeem his dog.
(C) If after the third day of impoundment of any dog the owner shall not have redeemed such dog, the dog shall be offered to any member of the public and transferred to such member of the public upon the terms provided in § 3-69.
(D) If the dog is not redeemed by the owner as provided in § 3-68 or transferred to another party within a period of five days immediately following impoundment, such dog may be disposed of in a humane manner by an animal control officer.
(1989 Code, § 3-67)