(A) It shall be the duty of such city employees and officers of the Police Department as shall be designated for that purpose by the Mayor to take up and impound in such place as may be designated and set apart for that purpose, any dog found running at large or unlicensed in the city, contrary to any of the provisions of this subchapter or other regulations of the city.
(B) When dogs are found running at large or unlicensed and their ownership is known to the designated employee(s), such dogs may be impounded at the discretion of such employee(s), but the employee(s) may cite the owner of such dog to answer charges of violation of this subchapter.
(C) Any dog permitted to run at large within the city is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
(D) Any impounded dog with tags which shall not be redeemed within 14 days, may be humanely destroyed or otherwise disposed of.
(E) If the impounded dog does not have identification tags and is not redeemed within ten days, it may be humanely destroyed or otherwise disposed of.
(F) The City Council may establish a reasonable fee by motion for each day that a dog is impounded.
(Ord. 890, passed 7-13-20)