(A) Upon impoundment of an animal, the animal control officer, police officer or humane shelter officer shall immediately attempt to notify the owner. Any notice to the owner shall also include the location of the shelter or hospital where the animal is confined, hours during which the animal can be reclaimed, and fees to be charged to the owner. The owner shall also be advised that the failure to claim the animal within a specified period of time may result in the adoption of the animal or the animal may be euthanized in a manner prescribed by the local humane society.
(B) Any animal not reclaimed by its owner within 10 days shall become the property of the impounding agency and shall be placed for adoption in a suitable home or euthanized in a manner prescribed by the local humane society. A vicious or dangerous animal shall be held for 3 days before it may be euthanized if the owner is unknown. However, an animal which demonstrates behavior that endangers the safety and well being of other animals or humans may be euthanized immediately.
(Ord. 5212, passed 4-19-2010)