(a) It shall be the duty of police officers of the urban county government to aid any member of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or of the Lexington Humane Society in the arrest of any persons who may be in the act of violating any of the provisions of sections 4-2 through 4-12.1 or of the statutes of the state relating to cruelty, mistreatment, or torture of animals.
(b) Any police officer failing to perform the duty required of him in this section shall be fined five dollars ($5.00) for each offense.
(c) Animal control officers may seize and impound any animal or fowl which is the subject of a violation of the provisions of sections 4-2 through 4-12.1 of this Code. In addition to any other penalties provided in this Code, any person whose animal or fowl is impounded under this section shall be liable to the urban county animal control officer for the actual costs incurred in seizing, impounding and confining the animal or fowl.
(Ord. No. 10-99, § 2, 1-28-99; Ord. No. 90-2005, § 1, 4-21-05; Ord. No. 80-2017 , § 2, 5-25-17)