Any unlicensed animal running at large is hereby declared a public nuisance. Any police officer may impound any dog or other animal found unlicensed or any animal found running at large, and shall give notice of the impounding to the owner of such dog or other animal, if known. In case the owner is unknown, the officer shall post notice at the city office that if the dog or other animal is not claimed within ten regular business days of the posting of the notice, it will be sold or otherwise disposed of. Except as otherwise provided in this section, it shall be unlawful to kill, destroy or otherwise cause injury to any animal, including dogs and cats running at large.
(Prior Code, § 90.03) (Ord. 595, passed 6-1-1999; Ord. 595, passed 7-6-1999) Penalty, see § 90.99