(A) It shall be the duty of the warden or his or her assistants to do the following acts:
(1) Establish and maintain, or supervise under contract, an animal shelter at some convenient location, which shall be kept sanitary, properly heated, ventilated and lighted;
(2) Properly house, feed, water and care for all cats confined in the animal shelter;
(3) Enforce the licensing of all cats in the municipality as hereinbefore provided;
(4) Issue citations in the Municipal Court against any person failing to license any cat as hereinbefore provided; or
(5) Capture and secure all cats running at large contrary to the provisions of this code and remove such cats in a humane manner to the animal shelter.
(B) Whenever there is any violation of any provision of this code, the warden or any of his or her assistants finding such violation shall, except as otherwise provided, take the name and address of such person violating such provision and the description of the cat owned by him or her and issue a summons or citation or otherwise notify him or her in writing to appear in court at a time and place to be specified in such summons or notice. Such hearing shall be at least five days after the notice, unless such person shall demand an earlier hearing.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person to disregard a summons issued as provided herein, or to fail to appear in court as provided by such summons or citation. A warning ticket may be issued in lieu of such summons or citation.
(1999 Code, § 3-4-20) Penalty, see § 10.99