(A) The Town Council may order the Humane Officer and/or any law enforcement officer to seize and impound any dangerous animal pending hearing by the Town Council.
(B) Notice of the hearing and of seizure and impoundment shall be given to the animal’s owner, and the hearing shall be conducted not less than five days nor more than 21 days after the seizure and impoundment.
(C) At the hearing, the Town Council shall determine whether or not the animal in question is a dangerous animal.
(D) If the Council finds that the animal is a dangerous animal, the Town Council may enter one or more of the following orders:
(1) Authorize that the animal may be reclaimed upon conditions, including, but not limited to, payment of the fees of the Animal Shelter, proof of insurance coverage for any injury, damage or loss caused by the animal, proof that the animal has been micro-chipped by a licensed veterinarian, payment for or proof of current rabies vaccination by a licensed veterinarian and proof of ownership of the animal;
(2) The animal shall continue to be impounded for a period of ten days to allow for appeal of the Town Council’s order by the animal’s owner to a court of competent jurisdiction; or
(3) Upon expiration of the ten-day appeal period, if the animal’s owner has not reclaimed the animal, the Animal Shelter may humanely euthanize the animal.
(Prior Code, § 90.08) (Ord. 2010-179, passed 10-26-2010)