(A) The Animal Control Officers shall, and any peace officer may, apprehend and impound the following dogs and cats:
(1) Dogs or cats which have bitten a person;
(2) Dogs or cats four months or more of age which have not been inoculated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian;
(3) Dogs or cats four months or more of age not on the premises of their owner and which do not have a current, valid rabies inoculation tag attached to their collar or harness;
(4) Dogs or cats under four months of age not on the premises of their owner and which do not have an identification tag specifying the owner’s name, address and telephone number attached to their collar or harness; or
(5) Dogs or cats wearing a current valid rabies inoculation tag or identification tag which are not on the premises occupied by the animal’s owner and are not accompanied or supervised by the owner and are not on a leash when a written complaint has been received by the Animal Control Officers.
(B) When a dog or cat, whose owner is known, is impounded, notice shall be immediately given to the owner by the Administrator or his or her authorized representative.
(C) If the copy of the notice cannot be served personally on the owner, the copy may be left with any person 13 years or older residing at the last known mailing address of the owner or by attaching the notice to the main entrance of the owner’s residence. Notice may be given by mail to the owner at the last known mailing address of the owner. An affidavit or testimony of the Administrator, or his or her authorized representative who mails the notice, shall be prima facie evidence of the receipt of such notice by the owner.
(D) In the case of animals impounded pursuant to divisions (A)(2) through (A)(5) above, if the dog or cat is not redeemed within three days from the date the notice was mailed or the animal impounded, if the owner is known, or within three days if the owner is unknown, the impounded animal shall be humanely dispatched or otherwise disposed of by the impounding facility as a stray animal in accordance with the laws that exist or may hereafter exist.
(Ord. 2001-01, passed 6-19-2001)