A. Impoundment: All dogs running at large contrary to the provisions of this article, or for which a license has not been issued, are hereby declared to be a public nuisance and shall be restrained and impounded in a place or pound as may be designated and set apart for that purpose.
B. Registry; Notice To Owner: The poundkeeper or such person in charge of the pound or place designated for that purpose, to which any dog is so impounded, shall immediately upon receiving any dog at such pound or place, make a complete registry, entering the name of the animal, if known, license tag number; breed; color and sex of such dog, if known; and the date and hour such dog was impounded. When any dog shall be impounded, notice thereof shall forthwith be given by the poundkeeper or such person in charge, to the Village Clerk; and the Village Clerk shall forthwith give notice to the owner or keeper of such dog, of the impounding of said dog.
C. Time Limit; Disposition: Any dog so impounded shall be retained and properly cared for by the poundkeeper or such person in charge, for a period of seventy two (72) hours, and at the expiration of said seventy two (72) hours, if it has not been redeemed, said dog shall be destroyed by the poundkeeper or other person in charge.
D. Redemption; Payment Of Costs: At any time within said seventy two (72) hours, the owner or keeper of any such dog so impounded shall have the right to recover the possession of such dog by paying to the poundkeeper or other person in charge of said dog, pound charges for each day or part thereof during which such dog was impounded, to cover the expense of impounding and caring for said dog; the payment of said expense for caring for said dog shall in no way relieve the owner or keeper of said dog from the penalties provided for in this article. (1979 Code § 10-4-3)