It shall be the primary responsibility of the Animal Warden and an incidental duty of police officers when the Animal Warden is not readily available upon call, to take up and impound any animal or fowl found running at large contrary to any provision of this subchapter or which is otherwise subject to impoundment, in a pound designated for such purpose by the city; provided, that if an animal found at large in violation of this subchapter is rabid, vicious or otherwise constitutes a danger to human life or limb the officer whose duty it is to impound such animal may destroy such animal by shooting, if it cannot safely be captured and made secure.
(Prior Code, § 505.16)