(A) This section shall apply to the impoundment of animals to which § 98.29 does not apply.
(B) Any animal found in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be impounded. All impounded domestic animals shall be given proper care, treatment, and maintenance.
(C) Notice of impoundment of all animals, including any significant marks of identification, shall be posted at the pound and at the office of the City Clerk within 24 hours after impoundment as public notification of impoundment. Notice of the impoundment of any licensed dog shall also be mailed to the owner listed on the license application by regular U.S. mail to the address listed on the application.
(D) Each impounded domestic animal shall be kept and maintained at the pound for a period of not less than five days after public notice has been given unless reclaimed earlier by the owner. The owner may reclaim the animal during the period of impoundment by payment of any general impoundment and daily board fees set by resolution of the City Council and on file in the office of the City Clerk, except that in addition, an unusual or other nondomesticated or wild animal shall only be released upon condition that the owner shall immediately remove the animal from the city or destroy it. A diseased animal may be released upon a determination that the health and safely of the public is no longer threatened. The owner of any released animal shall be required to comply with any licensing and rabies vaccination requirements applicable to such animal within 72 hours after release.
(E) If the animal is unclaimed at the end of required waiting period after public notice has been given, the animal control officer may destroy and dispose of the animal in a humane manner in accordance with applicable rules and regulations, except that if in the judgment of the officer a suitable home can be found for the animal, the animal shall be turned over to the person who can provide such home, and the new owner shall be required to pay all fees and meet all applicable licensing and vaccinating requirements. The city shall acquire legal title to any unlicensed dog or any other animal impounded in the animal shelter for a period longer than the required waiting period after giving notice. The owner of the animal shall remain liable for payment of the fees established by the City Council.
Statutory reference:
Authority to establish pens and pounds, see Neb. RS 17-548 and 71-4408
Authority to impound and sell animals, see Neb. RS 17-526 and 17-547