(A) It shall be a civil offense for any person to knowingly or negligently permit any dog owned by him or her or under his or her control to run at large within the corporate limits. A dog shall be deemed to be running at large when it goes uncontrolled by the owner upon the premises of another without the consent of the owner of the premises or other person authorized to give consent or goes uncontrolled by the owner upon a highway, public road, street or any other place open to the public generally.
(B) (1) Any animal, found running at large or otherwise being kept in violation of this chapter may be sized by any Animal Control Officer and/or police officer and confined in an animal shelter provided or designated. If the animal is properly identifiable, or the owner is known, he or she shall be given notice in person, by telephone or by written notice that their animal has been seized by Animal Control and they will have five days to collect said animal and pay any associated fees for capture and or boarding.
(2) If the animal is not identifiable the animal will be taken delivered to the local animal shelter and placed for adoption and or humanely euthanized based on its health condition.
(1994 Code, § 10-203) (Ord. 409, passed 2-24-1986; Ord. 494, passed 9-2-1993; Ord. 750, passed 12-16-2013; Ord. 846, passed 12-16-2019) Penalty, see § 90.99