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The Chief of Police or any other authorized representative shall provide and operate a pound in which shall be impounded all dogs that may be found running at large contrary to the provisions of this chapter. The Chief of Police or any other authorized representative shall give a receipt for each dog to the party delivering the same, describing the dog and stating the date of delivery. It shall be the duty of every member of the Police Department and of every other person who may be appointed by village authority for that purpose, to promptly seize and place in the pound all dogs that my be found running at large contrary to the provisions of this subchapter.
(Ord. 271, passed 12-15-2008)
No dog shall be released from the pound, unless the owner, or person entitled to demand the same, shall pay to the keeper of the pound a sum as shall be fixed by the keeper of the pound, and shall exhibit a license for such dog issued pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter.
(Ord. 271, passed 12-15-2008)
The Chief of Police or any other authorized representative shall keep a record of all dogs received by him or her, with descriptions thereof, the date and hour received, and the disposition of the same. He or she shall also file with the Village Clerk, on the first day of each month, a report showing the number of dogs impounded during the previous month, the date received, and the disposition of the same.
(Ord. 271, passed 12-15-2008)
All dogs not claimed and released within 5 working days after being impounded shall be euthanized; or if, in the judgment of the Chief of Police or any other authorized representative, that a dog is valuable, the same will be sold at the pound by public auction to the highest bidder at noon on any day following the expiration of the 5-day period. Whenever a dog wearing a proper license shall have been impounded, the Chief of Police or any other authorized representative shall forthwith notify licensee,
by mail or otherwise, at the address appearing upon application for such license, of the fact that such dog has been impounded.
(Ord. 271, passed 12-15-2008)
The Village Manager is authorized to contract with a veterinarian or other person for the furnishing of impounding facilities, and the disposal of dogs euthanized pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the end that the Chief of Police may be relieved from operating a pound and this chapter may be economically enforced.
(Ord. 271, passed 12-15-2008)
For convenience of the public and economy in enforcement, police officers are hereby authorized to issue violation tickets to offenders hereunder. The form of such tickets shall be approved by the district judge and the Chief of Police. On the basis of the issued violation ticket, a complaint shall be filed and the alleged violator shall be duly tried therein in the district court.
(Ord. 271, passed 12-15-2008)
Yards and exercise dog runs shall be kept free of dog droppings, uneaten food, and maintained in a sanitary manner so as not to be a nuisance because of odor or attraction of flies and vermin.
(Ord. 271, passed 12-15-2008) Penalty, see § 90.48
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