(A) Dogs running at large may be taken by an animal control officer, or any peace officer and impounded in the animal shelter and confined in a humane manner.
(B) Any cat found to be sick or injured shall be declared to be a public health hazard, and may be seized by an animal control officer, or any peace officer and impounded in the animal shelter and confined in a humane manner, unless the cat is suffering, whereupon it shall be transported immediately to a veterinarian clinic for treatment and/or euthanizing.
(C) An animal control officer, or any peace officer may impound any cat committing acts which constitute a nuisance as defined in § 90.03. Any cat impounded shall be transported forthwith to the animal shelter and confined in a humane manner.
(D) All impounded dogs and cats, excepting feral cats, shall be kept for not less than 5 days, unless reclaimed or relinquished by their owner or keeper. Upon impoundment, if an owner is known, the Animal Control Officer or peace officer shall immediately notify the owner orally or by written notice of the impoundment of the animal. Any animal not claimed or relinquished by its owner or keeper within 5 days of its impoundment may be placed in a suitable new home or humanely euthanized as determined by the officials of the animal shelter. In the event that an animal is to be adopted out rather than euthanized, the prospective adoptive owner shall first purchase a rabies vaccination voucher from the animal control shelter and have the animal sexually altered, if not already done, within 10 days.
(E) An owner or keeper reclaiming an impounded animal shall pay boarding, vaccination, redemption and other related costs to the Woodford County Animal Shelter. Proof of vaccination for rabies shall be provided before the animal is released. If proof is not provided the owner or keeper shall purchase a rabies vaccination voucher from the animal shelter before the animal is released.
(Am. Ord. 2018-04, passed 7-2-2018; Am. Ord. 2020-010, passed 10-5-2020) Penalty, see § 90.99