Procedures or protocol shall be adopted by the Animal Rescue League in the holding, processing, release and euthanization, and by the City Administrator for appeals, for dogs at large, dogs suspected or deemed to be vicious animals, and for dogs suspected or deemed to have caused serious injury or death, including, but not limited to, the following.
(A) A dog required to be licensed as a vicious animal under this subchapter shall be microchipped and sterilized, spayed or neutered. All dogs, which are microchipped or sterilized, spayed or neutered, or both, through the Animal Rescue League, will be charged a fee to be determined by the Animal Rescue League for such procedure.
(B) A dog found at large owned or kept by someone with two or more dog at large violations shall be sterilized, spayed or neutered at the owner’s expense. All such dogs sterilized, spayed or neutered through the Animal Rescue League, will be charged a fee to be determined by the Animal Rescue League.
(C) Dogs captured or surrendered to the Animal Rescue League under the provisions of this chapter, will not be released by the Animal Rescue League, until all applicable requirements including, but not limited to, proof of insurance, microchipping, sterilization, spaying or neutering, licensing and payment of fees are met. Owners of dogs sent to the Animal Rescue League pursuant to this subchapter, have five days from the date of surrender of the dog or from notification that the Animal Rescue League holds the dog, to pick up the dog and pay all applicable fees. This time may be extended by the Animal Rescue League pending the time needed to hold an appeal hearing.
(D) It shall be a violation of this chapter for an owner to refuse to surrender a dog requested or required to be surrendered to the Animal Rescue League pursuant to this chapter.
(2013 Code, § 6-51.2) (Ord. 14801, passed 3-12-2007; Ord. 14861, passed 9-14-2009)