It shall be the duty of the Police Department or any entity under contract with the city to cause to be collected and impounded any licensed or unlicensed dog, cat or pig which is not currently licensed and vaccinated found to be at large in the city at any time, unless the responsible party for the animal can be served a municipal infraction and the officer believes the impoundment is not warranted. When such dog or pig has been apprehended and impounded, written notice shall be given to the owner of such within two working days, if such owner’s name and address appear on the dog’s collar or can be otherwise found. Cats will only be impounded in cases of animal welfare, which may include cats that are sick, injured or pose a health and safety risk to the public. Unidentified or unclaimed cats will be transferred to a shelter, rescue or humanely euthanized within 72 hours of impound. For the purpose of this section, notice is delivered when the city mails the notice, which may be by regular mail.
(2011 Code, § 13.0321) (Ord. 2205, passed 1-28-2013; Ord. 2426, passed 3-20-2023; Ord. 2459, passed 12-2-2024)