A. Liability For Property Damage: Any person responsible for any estrays or animals not controlled and held within a fenced enclosure shall be liable for civil damages to the county for the actual cost of capturing and maintaining such animals. No such animals shall be returned to the owner until the owner has paid the county the full amount of such costs. (1988 Code § 6.04.060)
B. Failure To Reclaim Animals; Destruction Or Sale Of Animal:
1. If any owner of an animal captured under subsection A of this section fails to claim such animal within ten (10) days after notice, the sheriff may dispose of the animal either by destroying or selling it. Any animal may be sold to anyone desiring to purchase such animal. When selling any animal, the sheriff may proceed under the directions enumerated in title 1, chapter 8 of this code, or according to his discretion.
2. When, in the sheriff's judgment, it is determined that an animal should be destroyed for humane reasons or to protect the public from imminent danger to persons or property, such animal may be destroyed without regard to any time limitations otherwise established in this chapter and without court order. (1988 Code § 6.04.070)