CHAPTER 6.12: IMPOUNDMENT AND CAPTURE/CUSTODY OF ANIMALS
Section
   6.12.010   At large.
   6.12.020   Impoundment.
   6.12.030   Notice.
   6.12.040   Capture and custody of animals.
   6.12.050   Destruction of impounded animals.
   6.12.060   Adoption.
   6.12.070   Wild animals.
§ 6.12.010 AT LARGE.
   A.   No person owning, keeping, possessing, harboring, or maintaining an animal shall allow the animal to be at large.
   B.   A violation of this section shall be a civil offense punishable by a fine fixed by the Court not to exceed $1,000 per violation.
(Ord. 12-1078, passed 6-12-2012; Ord. 18-1189, passed 2-13-2018)
§ 6.12.020 IMPOUNDMENT.
   A.   It is the duty of the animal control officers to apprehend and return or impound any stray and/or at large animal found within the city or any dog found without a current valid license/tag.
   B.   Impounded animals will be confined in a humane manner for a period of at least 5 days for tagged animals and 3 days for non-tagged animals, and if not claimed by an owner before the expiration of 5 days or 3 days, the animal will become the property of the animal shelter and may be disposed of in a humane manner in accordance with state law and/or the procedures established by the state veterinarian.
   C.   An impounded animal may be reclaimed provided the owner pays all applicable costs, charges, and fees. Impoundment costs include a charge for each time the animal is impounded and a fee for board each day the animal is impounded.
(Ord. 12-1078, passed 6-12-2012)
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