(A) An impounded dog or cat may be redeemed upon payment of the fees as set by the City Council via resolution which may be updated from time to time.
(B) The fee for destruction and disposal of any dog, cat, or small animal in accordance with any provision of this chapter, shall be set by the City Council via resolution which may be updated from time to time.
(C) Any dog, four months of age or older, which has been impounded shall not be released from impoundment unless it is licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(D) Any officer acting under the provisions of this chapter and impounding a licensed dog pursuant to this chapter or a licensed cat, shall give written notice by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the last known address of the owner, of the impounding of such dog or cat. If such dog or cat is not redeemed within ten days from the date of the mailing of such notice, the officer having custody of the dog or cat shall dispose of it in accordance with the provisions of subsection (G) of this section, or shall destroy such dog or cat.
(E) Upon impounding an unlicensed dog pursuant to this chapter or an unlicensed cat, the officer shall give notice to the owner, if the owner and his or her whereabouts are known, of the impounding of such dog or cat. If such dog or cat has not been redeemed within five days of the giving of such notice, the officer shall dispose of such dog or cat in accordance with the provisions of subsection G of this section, or shall destroy such dog or cat. For the purpose of this subsection, the notice specified herein shall be given in the manner determined by the officer as expedient under the circumstances.
(F) The officer having custody of any impounded dog, cat, or other animal may, by humane methods, summarily destroy such dog, cat, or other animal if:
(1) The animal is suffering from any incurable, dangerous or contagious disease, providing a veterinarian shall certify, in writing, that such animal is so suffering; or, in the officer's best judgment it would be inhumane and cause needless suffering to prolong the life of the animal in order to see a veterinarian; or
(2) It is an unlicensed vicious dog, cat, or other animal.
(G) Any officer having in his or her custody any unredeemed, impounded dog or cat may release such dog or cat to any adult individual upon payment by that individual of the impound fees and charges specified in this section and the spay/neuter deposit fee specified in this chapter, or to a nonprofit corporation formed under the provisions of the California Corporations Code commencing with section 10400 for the prevention of cruelty to animals or to a nonprofit organization formed under the laws of the state of California for the prevention of cruelty to animals, for such sale or placement as such nonprofit corporation or nonprofit organization may choose. Releases of dogs or cats to such nonprofit corporations or nonprofit organizations pursuant to this subsection shall not be subject to the payment of the impound fees and charges specified in subsection A of this section, but shall be subject to the spay/neuter deposit specified in this chapter.
(H) It is unlawful for any person to remove an impounded animal from an animal control center without the permission of the officer in charge thereof.
(I) Animal control officers choosing to return an impounded animal to the owner, in the field, may collect a field return impound fee set by the City Council via resolution which may be updated from time to time.
(J) Animal control officers picking up owned animals at the request of the owner, shall collect a fee set by the City Council via resolution which may be updated from time to time from the owner.
(K) Animal control officers investigating and authorizing a home quarantine shall collect a fee set by the City Council via resolution which may be updated from time to time from the owner or custodian of the animal.
(L) Animal control officers providing assistance with trap service, for owned feral animals or nuisance wildlife that are not considered a public health risk, shall collect a service fee set by the City Council via resolution which may be updated from time to time.
(M) Owners of animals impounded for quarantine at a City facility shall be charged a quarantine fee set by the City Council via resolution which may be updated from time to time.
(N) The hourly rate for the recovery of administrative costs associated with the recoupment of enforcement costs, as provided in this chapter, shall be set by the City Council via resolution which may be updated from time to time.
(O) The fee for a micro-chip identification device, set by the City Council via resolution which may be updated from time to time, shall be included in the cost of adoption, when adopting an animal from a city animal shelter.
(P) For the taking up of animals after normal business hours, the city shall charge a fee set by the City Council via resolution which may be updated from time to time. This after hours fee is in addition to any other applicable fees set forth in this chapter.
(Q) The fee for adopting any unredeemed, impounded dog or cat is a flat-rate fee that includes vaccinations and deworming, micro-chipping, spay or neutering (if required) and adoption charges. The adoption fee shall set by the City Council via resolution which may be updated from time to time.
(Ord. 2018-252, passed 12-5-2018)