(A) Upon taking up and impounding any dog, the Poundmaster or police officer shall immediately post in one or more conspicuous places in the city a notice of impounding in substantially the following form:
NOTICE OF IMPOUNDING DOG TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Date
I have this day taken up and impounded in the kennel of the City at (address) is a dog answering to the following description: Sex Color Breed
Approximate Age
Name of Owner (if known)
Notice is hereby given that unless said dog is claimed and redeemed on or before at o’clock .M. the same shall be disposed of as provided by ordinance.
Signed
(B) The date of disposal of the dog shall be the fifth day after the posting of the notice unless that day falls on a Sunday or holiday, in which case, it shall be the following day. It shall be the duty of the dog catcher and kennel operator to telephone any owner of an impounded dog and convey the substance of the notice, provided that the name of the owner is known to the operator or if the dog is licensed.
(Ord. passed 1-28-1958; Ord. passed 5-16-1960; Ord. passed 2-17-1964; Ord. passed 5-15-1972; Ord. passed 8-6-1973; Ord. 26, passed 2-23-1976)