(A) It shall be the duty of the pound keeper to provide subsistence for all animals that he or she may impound, the expense thereof to be paid by the owners. It shall be lawful for the pound keeper to sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, any animal so impounded, after keeping the animal five days. Within 24 hours after any animal is impounded, Sundays and holidays excepted, the pound keeper shall give public notice for at least five days, where each animal can be found, and that after the expiration of the five-days’ notice, he or she may sell the same. One notice shall be put at the post office, and two more at other public places in the city; provided, that if the owner or person responsible for the animal is known, the pound keeper shall also give notice to him or her by the most expeditious means and, in any case, the notice required by this section shall give a description of the subject animal, the place where it was apprehended for being at large, the place of impoundment, the procedure for redemption and the costs thereof, and the date and place of sale at auction if the animal is not redeemed prior to the date.
(B) All impounded animals may be redeemed at any time before sale by paying to the pound keeper all expenses, fees and a penalty of $50. The pound keeper shall render a monthly statement to the City Council of all fees, charges, sales and penalties received by him or her, and shall pay all penalties and sales, less his or her fees and expenses, received by him or her, to the City Treasurer, and take his or her receipt therefor.
(1973 Code, § 5-5) (Ord. 91, passed 5-15-1873; Ord. 147, passed 6-26-1891)