(A) When, in the judgment of the Administrator, his or her authorized representative, it is determined:
(1) That an animal, at the scene of an accident, is obviously injured beyond medical help; or
(2) That an animal presented to the county animal control shelter is:
(a) Obviously injured beyond medical help;
(b) Carries an infectious disease which would threaten the lives of other animals housed therein; or
(c) Is in a state of cachexia from obvious incurable malignancy; such animal may immediately be humanely dispatched without regard to any time limitations otherwise established herein.
(B) A report should be made by the Administrator after any such action. A copy of the report should be kept on file for a reasonable period of time thereafter.
(1993 Code, § 50.160) (Ord. 92-10, passed 11-18-1992; Ord. 2006-07, passed 6-21-2006)